Can We Put a Radio Telescope on the Far Side of the Moon? With Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay
From John Michael Godier's Event Horizon by John Michael Godier
April 13, 2026 · 21 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the potential of placing a radio telescope on the far side of the Moon with insights from Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay.
An ultra-long-wavelength radio telescope on the far-side of the Moon has tremendous advantages compared to Earth-based and Earth-orbiting telescopes, particularly a Lunar Crater telescope can observe the universe at wavelengths greater than 10m (i.e., frequencies below 30MHz), which are reflected by the Earth’s ionosphere and are hitherto largely unexplored by humans. John Michael Godier speaks with Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay about his 2020 NIAC finalist project for putting a radio telescope inside a crater on the far side of the moon.Link:https://youtu.be/04qHgiGzuxshttps://www.nasa.gov/content/niac-symposiumWant to support the channel?Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonShowFollow us at other places!Website: https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/@JMGEventHorizon Music featured on Event Horizonhttps://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/https://migueljohnson.bandcamp.com/https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/https://aeriumambient.bandcamp.com/FOOTAGE:NASAESA/HubbleESO - M.KornmesserESO - L.CalcadaESO - Jose Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org)NAOJUniversity of WarwickGoddard Visualization StudioLangley Research CenterPixabayDML
People in this episode
Host: John Michael Godier
Guest: Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay
Topics covered
- radio telescope
- far side of the Moon
- Lunar Crater
- ultra-long-wavelength
- space exploration
Keywords
- radio telescope
- Moon
- space science
- NIAC
- ultra-long-wavelength
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NASA, NIAC
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