In 1963, the Arecibo Observatory became operational on the island of Puerto Rico. Measuring 305 meters (~1000 ft) in diameter, Arecibo’s spherical reflector dish was the largest radio telescope in the world at the time—a record it maintained until 2016 with the construction of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) in China. In December 2020, Arecibo’s reflector dish collapsed after some of its support cables snapped, leading the National Science Foundation (NSF) to decommission the observatory.
New report details what happened to the Arecibo Observatory
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The largest and longest-lasting society formed by people who escaped slavery and their descendants endured for a century in northeastern Brazil, and it continues to be a potent political symbol of Black pride today. University [...]
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Donald Trump will return to the White House having set out his foreign policy approach for the next four years.This post was originally published on this site
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Criminal behavior in Toronto’s crime hot spots is higher on weekends and holidays, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo and supported by the International Space University based in France.This post was [...]
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Online, people predicted the 2024 US election would be Roevember.This post was originally published on this site
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Central to Australia’s cultural and political identity is the notion of a “fair go.” But recent elections, including in the United States, have highlighted the challenge of maintaining shared norms and support for institutions when [...]
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Associate professor Jayanth Narayanan has published research showing that the 2020 presidential election caused a noticeable shift in public perception of the “ideal” leader.This post was originally published on this site
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Prioritizing unique and more educated applicants for temporary work visas, employers play a central but understudied role in the U.S. immigration bureaucracy, with implications for careers and American innovation, new Cornell research finds.This post was [...]
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Families purchased more school lunches and breakfasts the year after the federal government toughened nutritional standards for school meals. A new University of California, Davis, study suggests that families turned to school lunches after the [...]
