5. The Dark Side of the Moon

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How to explore space, without leaving earth. Astrophysicist Emma Chapman takes us on an electrifying voyage through the cosmos using one of the most powerful, yet overlooked, tools in science: the radio wave. Chapman reveals how these invisible messengers glide through space, bounce off planets, tunnel through clouds and slip past galactic dust - carrying secrets of the universe that no other kind of light can uncover. Episode Five: The Dark Side of the Moon From the ruins of Arecibo to the silent far side of the Moon, as Earth grows noisier, radio astronomers consider relocating. Read by Jasmine Hyde. Produced and abridged by Karen Rose A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.