Universe Today Podcast

[Interview+] A Far Side of The Moon Radio Telescope May Happen Sooner Than You Think

Mittwoch, 23. September 2026 · 48 min

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<html><p>BONUS PART STARTS AT </p><p>Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: <a href="youtu.be/OVcy19IcuIg"; target="_blank">youtu.be/OVcy19IcuIg</a></p><p&… Guest: Dr. Dave Deboer </p><p> 📜 The Lunar Farside Transients and Technology Telescope (LFT3) Mission <a href="arxiv.org/pdf/2607.25762"; target="_blank">arxiv.org/pdf/2607.25762</a>; </p><p><a href="lft3.space/"; target="_blank">lft3.space/</a></p><p>A radio telescope on the far side of the Moon should become a reality very soon. How will it operate? What science will it do? Who and how will deliver it? Finding out in this interview.</p><ul><li><p>00:00 Intro </p></li><li><p>01:59 Why the far side of the Moon? </p></li><li><p>08:01 Possible science </p></li><li><p>20:47 The potential survey </p></li><li><p>23:20 Getting to the Moon </p></li><li><p>31:55 Epoch of reionization </p></li><li><p>43:27 Current obsessions </p></li><li><p>46:03 Final thoughts</p></li></ul><p></p></html>

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