Tag: arecibo observatory

A statement on Arecibo Observatory’s engineering options

Worrisome news regarding broken cables and engineering options at Arecibo Observatory, the iconic big radio dish in Puerto Rico. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/arecibo-observatory-broken-cables-aug-nov-options…

‘Alien-hunting’ Arecibo Observatory suffers more damage as second cable fails

The famed Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has suffered another major blow in a difficult year that has seen two snapped cables damage the fragile dish. Source: https://www.livescience.com/arecibo-telescope-suffers-more-damage-cable-failure.html

Astronomers measure a change in orbit for infamous asteroid Apophis

Astronomers in Hawaii have detected the Yarkovsky effect – a minuscule push imparted by sunlight – for asteroid Apophis. The effect is particularly important for Apophis, because it relates to the possibility of an Earth impact in 2068. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/asteroid-99942-apophis-encounters-2029-2036-2068…

Alien-hunting telescope suffered ‘no damage to electronics’ during mysterious midnight disaster

Mysterious midnight disaster spared critical electronics in iconic alien-hunting telescope called the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. Source: https://www.livescience.com/alien-hunting-telescope-suffered-no-damage-to-electronics-during-mysterious-midnight-disaster.html

Famous alien-hunting telescope slashed to pieces in mysterious midnight accident

Puerto Rico’s famous alien-hunting telescope called the Arecibo Observatory took massive damage after a cable snapped in the dead of night. Source: https://www.livescience.com/arecibo-observatory-massive-damage.html

Snapped cable slashes a devastating hole in Arecibo radio telescope

As Tropical Storm Isaias hit Puerto Rico, a thick cable snapped at Arecibo Observatory – one of the biggest radio telescopes in the world – and crashed through the dish Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2251796-snapped-cable-slashes-a-devastating-hole-in-arecibo-radio-telescope/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

Arecibo Observatory Featured in James Bond Film ‘Goldeneye’ Shut Down

A number of Slashdot readers, including mknewman and MountainLogic have shared this report: The famous observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, featured in the James Bond movie “GoldenEye,” has been forced to temporarily close after a broken cable smashed through the side of its massive dish. Around 2:45 a.m. Monday, a three-inch auxiliary cable that helped support a metal platform broke, according…