China’s Hongmeng project plans to send an array of microsatellites to the moon’s orbit to look into the universe’s past. Image: Chinese Academy of Sciences
China plans to view the universe’s dark past using a fleet of telescopes orbiting the moon
- The Discovering the Sky at the Longest Wavelength mission, also called Hongmeng, involves ‘mother and daughter satellites’ observing ancient hydrogen atoms
- The biggest challenge will be to filter out unwanted radio signals from the universe
China’s Hongmeng project plans to send an array of microsatellites to the moon’s orbit to look into the universe’s past. Image: Chinese Academy of Sciences
