China wants to build 7,200 antennas on the moon

The group of scientists from the Chinese Space Technology Institute and Shanghai Astronomical Observatory proposed building a radio telescope system stretching 30 km in the distance of the Moon, Interesting Engineering On March 20, reported. If approved, this could be the first Moon radio observatory came into operation.

The system will consist of 7,200 butterfly-shaped antennas, which allow detection of universe signals with extremely long wavelengths. These signals are often blocked by the Earth atmosphere, although they play an important role to understand the primitive universe, especially the period before the first stars appeared. Placing the telescope system in the distance of the moon helps to escape the influence of the Earth’s atmosphere.

The design of the telescope system towards resolution and high sensitivity to explore “the dark period of the universe” and detect aliens. China intends to build a new Moon telescope system within a decade. The country will take advantage of the moon missions with crew and robots to achieve goals.

“Building a telescope system will be a very complicated technical project, need scientific equipment, transition satellite, robots, logistics activities and communication networks on the moon surface,” the research team presented on the magazine Chinese Space Science and Technology.

They have not revealed the accurate construction site, but building such a large system on the rough surface of the Moon is not simple. The challenge is to find a place that is large and flat on this heaven.

To overcome these obstacles, the project will be implemented in three stages. First, the Hang Nga 7 and 8 vessels will deploy 16 antennas with robots. This period lasts 1-3 years, expected to map radio wave map to study ancient space signals.

After that, the astronauts will install the core of about 100 sets of antennas. Finally, with the support of the future moon research base, the entire antenna system will be completed. The deployment of the entire telescope system can take many years and require advanced technologies, including robots, multi -rocket transportation, amphibious ships and astronauts on the space of the astronaut.