New Spacecraft Hopes to Capture Ancient Whispers From the Universe’s Dark Ages

Secrets of the beginning of the universe are whispered throughout the space – And now we know where to listen to.

A team of astronomers plans to send a mini spaceship on the other side of the moon in order to listen to the radio signals from the dark cosmic ages, which is the least included in the history of the universe. They presented their plan out of the world National meeting of astronomy of the Royal Astronomical Society 2025.

Why do we have to go to dark side of the moon To hear these whispers? The earth is far too strong, with atmospheric and electronic interference drowning these cosmic radio signals.

“It’s like trying to hear this whisper while a noisy concert plays next to it. press release. “To detect a special radio signal that comes from hydrogen – the chemical element the first, the most elementary and the most abundant – In the first universe, we have to be silent. »»

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Ancient whispers and dark cosmic ages

Learn more about the dark cosmic ages – the period immediately after Big Bang, But before the existence of all stars or galaxies – can help us unlock the mysteries of space, such as the dark matter and the evolution of the universe.

Although there are many things that we understand about the structure of the universe, the dark age remains rightly a place hidden in this story. If we are able to highlight this mysterious period of time by picking up its radio signals, we will have an unprecedented view of the way in which the stars and galaxies of the night sky have formed.

“It is incredible how far these waves radio have traveled, now arriving with the news of the history of the universe. The next step is to go to the most calm side of the moon to hear these news,” said David Bacon, a researcher from the University of Portsmouth, in the press release.

Cosmocube presentation – The whisper universe

The spaceship sent to, hope, picking up these spaces of space is called the Cosmocube. He will go to the other side of the moon, where he will be protected from all the bruiney of the earth. In this silence, astronomers believe that the cosmocube will be the first to hear these stories of a billion years.

Cosmocube will be designed in an expert manner to collect the old radio signalsWorking both by a precision calibrated radio radiometer and a satellite platform in lunar orbit. With these low -frequency tools, the spacecraft can filter all noisy energy and capture the almost imperceptible signals that hold the history of the beginning of the universe.

“By doing this, Cosmocube aims to help us better understand how our universe has transformed from a simple and dark state with a complex and bright cosmos that we see today, with all its stars and galaxies,” said Lera Acededo in the press release. “Above all, this will help scientists investigate the mysterious dark matter and its role in the formation of these cosmic structures.”

The Cosmocube is already in development and the prototypes have undergone environmental tests. The team hopes to officially launch the project shortly, with Cosmocube’s objective to reach the lunar orbit by 2030.

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