2 papers
astro-ph.IM2026
From Earth's Harshest Landscapes to Lunar Horizons: Engineering NEA Telescopes for Extreme Environments
M. Hadjara, A. Pomazan, H. Ji +12
Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) represent both a scientific opportunity and a potential threat to human civilization. While current survey programs have successfully detected most larg…
astro-ph.IM2026
From Early Concepts to Lunar Hypertelescopes Roadmap for Next-Generation Optical Astronomy on the Moon
M. Hadjara, T. Xu, S. Lagarde +8
Since the dawn of the Space Age, the Moon has been considered one of the most promising locations for astronomical observations. The absence of atmosphere, exceptional mechanical s…