Heartbreaking news. After 57 years as a world-class resource for astronomy, the iconic Arecibo telescope is to be decommissioned, or withdrawn from service, the NSF announced today. The dish-type radio telescope – built into a natural depression in the landscape in Puerto Rico – appears to be headed for a “controlled disassembly.” Source: https://earthsky.org/space/arecibo-telescope-to-be-decommissioned…
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Scientists are recreating the smell of 16th-century Europe
Historians and scientists across Europe have now gotten together with perfumers and museums for a unique project. Source: https://www.livescience.com/scents-old-europe-history.html
Man claims he saw Robbie Williams on a UFO
A man from Bradford, England claims that he was once abducted by aliens and saw the singer aboard their ship. 55-year-old Russ Kellett, who gave up hi… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/340976/man-claims-he-saw-robbie-williams-on-a-ufo…
Ancient fragment of the Pacific Ocean found buried 400 miles below China
Scientists have identified an old piece of the Pacific Ocean – the ancient remains of its long-ago seabed – extending hundreds of miles underneath China, as it is pulled downward into Earth’s mantle transition zone. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-fragment-of-pacific-ocean-under-china.html