China put a telescope on the far side of the moon. It still cannot escape from radio

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• An instrument on board the Chang’e 4 lander was intended to scan the universe free from radio interference from Earth but the reality is proving trickier
  
• Scientists knew radio noise from the lander would be a problem, but now need another solution after their initial precautions did not prove effective
  

Chinese scientists are working on a plan to save the only radio telescope operating on the far side of the moon from major noise problems that are stopping its attempts to explore the universe.

Making observations from the far side of the moon has long been a goal for astronomers because the radio environment there is so much cleaner than the Earth’s.

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