Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE

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There’s a growing and passionate call for preserving radio silence on the farside of the Moon.

A first-of-its-kind international symposium is being held this week, turning up the speaker volume to mull over the prospect of protecting real estate on the Moon’s farside exclusively for dedicated scientific purposes.

Yes, despite the Moon being surrounding by a vacuum, there’s an air of urgency to the meeting.

Cup a radio ear to listen for other starfolk via farside radio telescope observations.
(Image credit: Breakthrough Listen/Danielle Futselaar)

Held under the auspices of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), a Moon Farside Protection meeting is taking place March 21-22 in Turin, Italy.

The goal of the gathering is to set off a wake-up call that engages the global scientific, political, and industrial community to be aware of a growing list of concerns.

For more information go to my new Space.com story – Astronomers call for radio silence on the far side of the Moon – “We are at risk of a Wild West scenario” – at:

https://www.space.com/the-moon-far-side-radio-silence