A new species of comb jelly was identified in a deep trench near Puerto Rico. Source: https://www.livescience.com/balloon-like-comb-jelly-discovered-puerto-rico.html
Tag: Puerto Rico
Arecibo telescope receiver platform crashes onto dish
The telescope has been inoperable since mid-November, when multiple engineering companies reported that safety in and around it could not be guaranteed. Now their fears have come to pass. No one was injured. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/arecibo-telescope-receiver-platform-crashes-onto-dish…
Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope collapses; many mourning
A huge radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has long played a key role in astronomical discoveries collapsed on Tuesday, officials said. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-12-huge-puerto-rico-radio-telescope.html…
Iconic Arecibo telescope ‘close to collapsing’
The decision has been taken to dismantle the world-famous telescope after it suffered ‘catastrophic’ damage. Situated in Puerto Rico and constructed d… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/338772/iconic-arecibo-telescope-close-to-collapsing…
The 1st intentional radio message to space was sent via Arecibo
Iconic Arecibo telescope is now slated for decommissioning. But its multi-faceted legacy will live on. In 1974, for example, Arecibo sent earthlings’ first intentional message to the cosmos. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/this-date-in-science-first-radio-signal-beamed-to-space…
NSF says Arecibo telescope will be dismantled
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 After 57 years as a world-class resource for astronomy, the iconic Arecibo telescope is to be decommissioned, or withdrawn from service, the NSF announced today.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…
Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope to close in blow to science
The National Science Foundation announced Thursday that it will close the huge telescope at the renowned Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico in a blow to scientists worldwide who depend on it to search for planets, asteroids and extraterrestrial life. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-11-huge-puerto-rico-radio-telescope.html…
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…
Cable failures endanger renowned Puerto Rico radio telescope
Giant, aging cables that support one of the world’s largest single-dish radio telescopes are slowly unraveling in this U.S. territory, pushing an observatory renowned for its key role in astronomical discoveries to the brink of collapse. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-11-cable-failures-endanger-renowned-puerto.html…
‘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