This Suitcase-Sized Spacecraft Could Detect a Signal From Before Stars Existed
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This Suitcase-Sized Spacecraft Could Detect a Signal From Before Stars Existed
A suitcase-sized satellite could use the Moon’s far side to search for the first direct signal from the universe before stars existed. A satellite no bigger than a small carry-on suitcase could help investigate a period of cosmic history that has never been directly observed. Developed in the UK, CosmoCube is designed to search for [...]
A satellite the size of a carry-on suitcase, called CosmoCube, is being developed to investigate the earliest signals from the universe, dating back to a period before the formation of stars. The mission, led by the University of Cambridge, aims to explore a phase of cosmic history that has never been directly observed. The main objective of the CosmoCube mission is to detect the 21-centimeter signal, originating from hydrogen atoms, that dates …
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