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No instrument has ever detected light from the cosmic Dark Ages—the 200-million-year period after the Big Bang when the universe contained nothing but hydrogen gas, before the first stars ignited. Earth-based telescopes cannot observe this era: the atmosphere blocks the relevant radio frequencies, and human electronics drown out the faint signals. A radio telescope on the Moon's far side, shielded by 2,000 miles of rock from Earth's interference, could finally peer into this unexplored epoch.
Updated Jan 30
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