论文标题
宇宙学的局限性：月亮的作用
The limits of cosmology: role of the Moon
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论文摘要
月球表面允许在宇宙学中前进的独特之路，以超越当前限制。远端提供了一个无脱落的射电Quiet环境，用于通过21 cm干涉仪探测黑暗年龄，以寻求有关无限波动的性质的难以捉摸的线索，这些线索播种了银河系的形成。寒冷和深色月球陨石坑中的远红外望远镜将探测到大爆炸的头几个月，并研究CMB中相关的光谱畸变。光学和红外巨型镜会为宇宙中的第一个星形群体映像，并在附近居住区的空前数量的大气中寻求生物签名。这些目标是引人注目的，稳定的月球平台将能够构建可以访问天空中数万亿个模式的望远镜，从而为探索我们的宇宙起源提供了关键。
The lunar surface allows a unique way forward in cosmology, to go beyond current limits. The far side provides an unexcelled radio-quiet environment for probing the dark ages via 21 cm interferometry to seek elusive clues on the nature of the infinitesimal fluctuations that seeded galaxy formation. Far-infrared telescopes in cold and dark lunar polar craters will probe back to the first months of the Big Bang and study associated spectral distortions in the CMB. Optical and IR megatelescopes will image the first star clusters in the universe and seek biosignatures in the atmospheres of unprecedented numbers of nearby habitable zone exoplanets. The goals are compelling and a stable lunar platform will enable construction of telescopes that can access trillions of modes in the sky, providing the key to exploration of our cosmic origins.
