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It’s also in darkness for 2 weeks. Terrestrial radio telescopes experience sunlight too. That would seem to be a solved problem.
by stackghost 22d ago
It’s also in darkness for 2 weeks. Terrestrial radio telescopes experience sunlight too. That would seem to be a solved problem.
- dylan604 22d agoand the moon is over 200°F in that sunlight.
- ffsm8 22d agoThere is no atmosphere to speak of, so only if directly exposed. Hence that's a solvable issue. The whole thing is incredibly expensive though, while it may be doable with current technology, the amount of money they'd have to set aside may be a hard sell for the miniscule potential of this research - at least from the lens of 2026... So the original position of the article makes sense, it may become functionally impossible, even if technically possible
- stackghost 22d agoSo, less than the boiling temp of water. That is not outside the realm of solvable problems