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FarView Observatory artist’s concept

FarView Observatory artist’s concept
FarView Observatory artist’s concept This artist's concept shows FarView Observatory, a groundbreaking radio telescope array on the lunar far side, built in situ using extracted lunar materials, which Ronald Polidan presented at the 2023 NIAC Symposium. Designed to probe the uncharted Cosmic Dark Ages, its 100,000 antennas shielded from Earth's interference promise a unique glimpse into the Universe's early epochs. Ronald Polidan