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Near-Earth Asteroid Sets Off Alert, Turns Out To Be Two Asteroids Hanging Out Together

Science & Health

5 months ago

Near-Earth Asteroid Sets Off Alert, Turns Out To Be Two Asteroids Hanging Out Together

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Astronomers Perform Enormous Asteroid Readiness Exercise

Science & Health

1 year ago

Astronomers Perform Enormous Asteroid Readiness Exercise

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Six Months After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico’s Famous Telescope Is Still Under Threat

Science & Health

2 years ago

Six Months After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico’s Famous Telescope Is Still Under Threat

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The drive to the Arecibo Observatory from San Juan is breathtaking in both beauty and treachery. The hour-long journey follows a roller-coaster-like path of humps and switchbacks through the dense tropical forest on what should be, but is not, a one-way road. Houses remain covered in tarps, awaiting repairs to their…

US Government To Continue Funding Hurricane-Stricken Puerto Rican Telescope

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3 years ago

US Government To Continue Funding Hurricane-Stricken Puerto Rican Telescope

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

China Powers Up The World’s Largest Alien-Hunting Telescope

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4 years ago

China Powers Up The World’s Largest Alien-Hunting Telescope

Rhett Jones

You had a good run Arecibo, but there’s a new big dog in town. China has switched on the massive dish that now officially holds the record for the world’s largest single-aperture telescope. Among other things, researchers hope it will provide a big boost in the hunt for extraterrestrial life.