Astronomers are looking forward to opening a new window on the universe by posting high-resolution telescopes on the moon, and in orbit around it. There are numerous proposals to do this from astronomers around the world — including one from India called PRATUSH.

The moon’s surface is covered in craters and one of these natural depressions could provide a support structure for a radio telescope dish

Also Moon-based instruments have a better chance of spotting a weak signal from the universe’s Dark Ages

Source: The Hindu