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NSF to decommission Cornell-designed Arecibo telescope – Space Daily
Ithica NY (SPX) Nov 22, 2020 – The large Cornell-designed telescopic ear at Arecibo, Puerto Rico, which listened for the enlightening crackle of the cosmos for…
The large Cornell-designed telescopic “ear” at Arecibo, Puerto Rico, which listened for the enlightening crackle of the cosmos for nearly six decades, now hears silence.
In the wake of two recent support-cable failures, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will decommission and dismantle the giant dish at Arecibo Observatory – the world-class radio telescope in Puerto Rico that was conceived by Cornell faculty, built with federal funding and then managed by Cornell for its first five decades.
The…
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