Private Odysseus moon lander reveals which Earth 'technosignatures' aliens might see

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June 12, 2024, 6:00 PM

• •A small radio telescope on the moon has recorded radio waves beamed from Earth for the first time.
• •The experiment, named ROLSES, made its observations from the Odysseus spacecraft's landing spot near the Malapert A crater.
• •Astronomers hope to search for similar fingerprints coming from planets around other stars, which would be a potential sign of intelligent life.

A small radio telescope onboard the Odysseus spacecraft, the first commercial vehicle that successfully landed on the moon on Feb. 22, recorded radio waves beamed from Earth for 1.5 hours. The experiment, named ROLSES, made its observations from Odysseus' landing spot near the Malapert A crater, which sits roughly 185 miles (297 kilometers) away from the moon's south pole.

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