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00:00Ever wanted a telescope so big Earth's backyard just couldn't handle it?

00:04NASA's got you covered. On the Moon!

00:06Here's the deal. The far side of the Moon is basically the universe's quiet zone.

00:11Earth is buzzing with radio signals, cell phones, TV, you name it,

00:15which makes it impossible to hear the faintest whispers from space.

00:19But the Moon blocks out all that noise, giving us a perfect spot for some serious cosmic eavesdropping.

00:24NASA's plan? Build a massive radio telescope one kilometer wide,

00:28made of wire mesh and strung up inside a lunar crater.

00:31And get this, they'll send robot spider-bots to do the building work.

00:35With this setup, scientists can finally listen in on ultra-long radio waves from the cosmic dark ages,

00:42that mysterious time after the Big Bang before the first stars lit up.

00:46Who knows what secrets we'll uncover.

00:49Space is noisy, but the Moon's far side might just be the ultimate quiet place

00:54to unlock the universe's oldest mysteries.

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