Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Moon’s temperatures swing from 120°C (250°F) during the day to -173°C (-280°F) at night. LuSEE-Night is launching later this year and will put to the test whether a radio telescope can survive the brutal 14-day lunar night.
This will pave the way for future missions to the lunar far side that could observe for the first time the “dark ages”, AKA our universe before any stars turned on.
We talked with Anže Slosar, science lead for this mission. Listen to the full convo plus more science stories today on your local public radio station from 2-4pm ET.
Or listen to our podcast right now on our YouTube channel!
The Moon’s temperatures swing from 120°C (250°F) during the day to -173°C (-280°F) at night. LuSEE-Night is launching later this year and will put to the test whether a radio telescope can survive the brutal 14-day lunar night.
This will pave the way for future missions to the lunar far side that could observe for the first time the “dark ages”, AKA our universe before any stars turned on.
We talked with Anže Slosar, science lead for this mission. Listen to the full convo plus more science stories today on your local public radio station from 2-4pm ET.
Or listen to our podcast right now on our YouTube channel!
