Tag: arecibo

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

China’s huge FAST telescope to open to international observers

FAST’s 500-meter (1,640-foot) dish makes it the world’s largest single-dish radio observatory. It’s expected to open to international observers in 2021. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/worlds-largest-radio-telescope-china-fast…

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

Eight binary millisecond pulsars examined by researchers

Using the Arecibo 305-m radio telescope, an international team of astronomers has investigated eight binary millisecond pulsars (MSPs). Results of this study, presented in a paper published December 30 on the arXiv pre-print server, provide important information about the properties of these sources. Source: https://phys.org/news/2021-01-binary-millisecond-pulsars.html…

Puerto Rico plans to rebuild Arecibo telescope

The recently decommissioned observatory could rise from the rubble thanks to a new $8M government pledge. Situated in Puerto Rico and constructed duri… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/342615/puerto-rico-plans-to-rebuild-arecibo-telescope…

Scientists complete yearlong pulsar timing study after reviving dormant radio telescopes

While the scientific community grapples with the loss of the Arecibo radio telescope, astronomers who recently revived a long-dormant radio telescope array in Argentina hope it can help modestly compensate for the work Arecibo did in pulsar timing. Last year, scientists at Rochester Institute of Technology and the Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomia (IAR) began a pulsar timing study using two upgraded…

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