[ExI] Arecibo radio telescope to be closed down

[John Grigg]

Reading the Space.com article about the tragedy made me wonder if a century
from now, people will be lamenting about a space elevator which is coming
apart... Now that would be an epic spectacle of disturbing proportions!

And if they have not already, I suspect China will build a radio telescope
equal or even superior to Arecibo...

John

On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 3:57 AM BillK via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> Arecibo radio telescope, an icon of astronomy, is lost
> By Meghan Bartels - Space.com Senior Writer  Nov 19, 2020
>
> Arecibo Telescope's illustrious scientific career is over.
> <https://www.space.com/arecibo-observatory-radio-telescope-to-be-destroyed
> >
>
> Quote:
> The National Science Foundation (NSF) will decommission Arecibo
> Observatory's massive radio dish after damage has made the facility
> too dangerous to repair, the agency announced today (Nov. 19).
>
> The announcement came as scientists awaited a verdict about the fate
> of the iconic observatory after damage to the complex cabling
> supporting a 900-ton science platform suspended over the dish.
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>
> This is a big loss to science.  :(
>
> BillK
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