Inflatable moon telescope could peer into universe's Dark Ages

European scientists are developing a concept of an inflatable radio array that could study the Dark Ages of the universe from the surface of the moon.

European scientists are developing an inflatable radio telescope concept that could do groundbreaking science on the moon. 

The idea, based on a recent feasibility study by engineers at the European Space Agency (ESA), proposes an array of radio antennas printed on the superlight space-blanket material kapton that would travel to the moon folded inside the planned European Large Logistics Lander, also known as Argonaut.