Even though the National Science Foundation announced last year that it would not rebuild or replace the iconic Arecibo radio dish in Puerto Rico — which collapsed in 2020 – a glimmer of hope remained among supporters that the remaining astronomy infrastructure would be utilized in some way. Instead, the NSF announced this week … Continue reading "It’s Official. No More Astronomy at Arecibo"
Rip Arecibo. Fucking politicians and asshole contractors fucking everything up as usual. I don’t know if they’ve finished their investigation, but it sounded like the collapse was a result of not enough funding and contractors skimping on build quality.
Rip Arecibo. Fucking politicians and asshole contractors fucking everything up as usual. I don’t know if they’ve finished their investigation, but it sounded like the collapse was a result of not enough funding and contractors skimping on build quality.