Probing the cosmic 'Dark Ages' from the far side of the moon

'CosmoCube' Spacecraft Plans to Listen for Whispers from the Cosmic Dark Ages on the Far Side of the Moon

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

Learn about a cosmic project that will journey to the dark side of the moon in order to listen for the Universe’s earliest echoes.

This Mini Fridge-Sized Spacecraft Could Study A Time Of The Universe We've Never Seen Before

CosmoCube wants to see the time when the universe had no stars and no galaxies: the "Cosmic Dark Ages".

Probing the cosmic 'Dark Ages' from the far side of the moon

Astronomers want to unlock the secrets of the "Cosmic Dawn" by sending a miniature spacecraft to listen out for an "ancient whisper" on the far side of the moon.

Probing the cosmic Dark Ages from the far side of the moon

An artist’s impression of the UK-led CosmoCube spacecraft. Its mission would be to listen for an ancient whisper from the cosmic Dark Ages on the far side of the moon. Image via RAS/ Nicolo Bernardini (SSTL Ltd) & Kaan Artuc (University of Cambridge) (CC BY 4.0). To detect ancient whispers from the cosmic Dark Ages – the years after the Big Bang – we need a radio telescope in a quiet place. On Earth, our electronics – from wifi to cell phones a…

Probing the cosmic Dark Ages from the far side of the Moon

London, UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2025 Astronomers want to unlock the secrets of the 'Cosmic Dawn' by sending a miniature spacecraft to listen out for an "ancient whisper" on the far side of the Moon. The proposed mission will study the very early universe, right after the Big Bang, when it was still quite dark and empty before the first stars and galaxies appeared. But to probe the cosmic 'Dark Ages', silence is essentia