Dec 3
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Video of the recent collapse at the Arecibo Observatory, taken from two different perspectives, show the dramatic…
Dec 2
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As feared, the 900-ton instrument platform collapsed yesterday at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, falling…
Dec 1
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The 1,000-foot radio dish at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has collapsed, according to officials and local…
Nov 23
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The big dish at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is on the verge of collapse, leaving officials with no choice…
Nov 20
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Yesterday brought the tragic news that the famous 1,000-foot radio dish at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico wil…
Nov 19
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The recent failure of two support cables at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has destabilized the structure…
Nov 16
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The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is in an exceptionally precarious state following the recent failure of two…
Nov 9
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Another cable has fallen onto the reflector dish at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, in yet another…
Aug 18
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The iconic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico was damaged last week when a large cable fell onto the radio…
Jul 7 2019
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The Jodrell Bank Observatory, part of the University of Manchester and home of the massive Lovell Telescope and…
Jun 6 2019
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Scientists have detected radio waves emanating from the space between a pair of galaxy clusters—evidence of…
Jul 13 2018
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You’re looking at the center of our galactic home, the Milky Way, as imaged by 64 radio telescopes in the South…
Mar 22 2018
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ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO—The drive to the Arecibo Observatory from San Juan is breathtaking in both beauty and…
Jan 11 2018
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There’s an unidentified source of infrared throughout the universe. By looking at the specific wavelengths of the…
Dec 14 2017
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Oct 30 2017
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In space, it has been said, no one can hear you scream. That may very well be the case, but that doesn’t mean space…
Dec 1 2015
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With gold-plated space telescopes promising to discover distant worlds and unravel the deepest mysteries of the…
Jul 24 2015
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Construction is well underway on what will become the world’s largest radio telescope. Once complete, the…
Jun 16 2014
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Though the massive 66-antenna ALMA array in Chile's Atacama desert has been online since last October when the last…
Sep 23 2013
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In 1890, Arthur Kennelly, an electrical engineer working for Thomas Edison, wrote a letter to the director of the…