Probe to offer new views of deep space

Chinese astronomers plan to send a low-frequency radio spectrum analyzer to the far side of the moon for the first time in history.

"Astronomers around the world have dreamed of observing low-frequency cosmic rays from the far side of the moon," lunar expert Zou Yongliao said at the Second Beijing International Forum on Lunar and Deep-Space Exploration.

"China will be the first to complete the task if it is successful," said Zou, who works in the Moon Exploration Department under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.