How the famed Arecibo telescope fell—and how it might rise again
Science· 7 days agoEngineering failures and a harsh climate conspired in telescope’s sudden collapse
Arecibo’s Last Gasp: Scientists Discover Bizarre Spider Star ‘Crossbreed’
MSN News· 3 days agoResearchers used data collected during the Arecibo telescope’s 57-year run, since destroyed, to make...
Now-dead radio telescope finds bizarre venomous-spider star
LiveScience· 3 days agoAstronomers have discovered black widows and redbacks in space. While these cosmic objects don't...
UK’s first bid to track down ET will listen for sounds from alien mining
The US Sun· 4 days agoCurrent equipment in the SETI programme (search for extraterrestrial intelligence) is mostly...
AAS #237: five things we learned
Cosmos· 3 days agoEach January, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) conducts a meeting widely hailed as the “Superbowl of astronomy”, in which astronomers gather from...
16 things to do MLK weekend in Atlanta
Atlanta Journal-Constitution· 7 days agoSeveral venues are presenting Martin Luther King Jr. Day programs this weekend. You’ll also find a fishing show and family night hike on the calendar.
Scientists discover new ‘spider star’ using a telescope that has now been destroyed
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSpider stars are types of neutron stars, which are formed in binary systems. When a giant star...
RIP Arecibo telescope — you’ll be missed
The Next Web via AOL· 3 weeks agoThe Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico was the largest telescope in the world for decades. Now, the Arecibo Observatory, wracked by a series of...
Puerto Rico commits $8 million to rebuild Arecibo telescope
Engadget· 3 weeks agoEl Nuevo Dia reports that Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez has signed an executive order approving...
Arecibo telescope's fall is indicative of global divide around funding science infrastructure
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA mere two weeks after the National Science Foundation declared it would close the Arecibo...