Tag: arecibo observatory

Famous alien-hunting telescope collapsed in December. Now, investigators might know why.

An ongoing investigation of the December collapse of the iconic radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico offers early evidence a manufacturing issue may have contributed to the failure. Source: https://www.livescience.com/arecibo-telescope-debris-clearing-possible-cause-update.html

Astronomers are still reeling from the loss of iconic Arecibo radio telescope

The collapse of the iconic radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico last month has left astronomers with a host of questions about what went wrong and what comes next. Source: https://www.livescience.com/arecibo-telescope-loss-astronomers.html

China is opening the world’s largest radio telescope up to international scientists

Following the collapse of the historic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, China has opened the biggest radio telescope in the world up to international scientists. Source: https://www.livescience.com/china-fast-radio-telescope-open-international-scientists.html

Puerto Rican scientists mourn loss of Arecibo Observatory’s iconic telescope

In a year full of terrible new sorrows and burdens, the collapse of Arecibo Observatory’s iconic radio telescope feels like a particularly brutal loss to Puerto Ricans. Source: https://www.livescience.com/arecibo-observatory-telescope-loss-for-puerto-rico.html

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The Verge writes: Maybe you’re feeling nostalgic for a classic James Bond film following Sean Connery’s death in late October. Or perhaps you’re simply feeling a gap given that the next film, No Time to Die, got pushed back to April 2021 or beyond. Either way, you can now binge a sizable selection of the James Bond collection completely for free…

Footage shows collapse of Arecibo observatory

Drones that were investigating the facility at the time managed to capture its catastrophic collapse on camera. The final destruction of the iconic fa… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/341605/footage-shows-collapse-of-arecibo-observatory…

Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory ‘not closing’ after collapse

Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory could still have a future after its vast telescope dramatically collapsed this week, US officials said Thursday. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-12-puerto-rico-arecibo-observatory-collapse.html…

Arecibo Observatory telescope in Puerto Rico collapses after 57 years

The Arecibo Observatory telescope in Puerto Rico has collapsed, just weeks after the US National Science Foundation revealed plans to decommission the 57-year-old structure Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2261528-arecibo-observatory-telescope-in-puerto-rico-collapses-after-57-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

These photos of the Arecibo Observatory telescope collapse are just heartbreaking

Gut-wrenching pictures and video documented the beginning of the end for the Arecibo Observatory, one of the world’s most iconic telescopes. Source: https://www.livescience.com/arecibo-observatory-radio-telescope-collapse-photos.html