How Missed Warnings and Incompetence Brought Down Arecibo’s Iconic Telescope
The fall of the radio telescope was the result of many overlooked warning signs.
Tag: arecibo
The first indirect detection of gravitational waves: the road to LIGO
Gravitational waves were detected by laser interferometers, but in 1982, indirect evidence was also popping up.
2020: A Year in Space
Despite the global pandemic that has brought much of the world to a grinding halt, space scientists have continued to ...
12 times the Arecibo telescope helped us figure out the universe
A look back on one of the world's iconic telescopes.
The iconic Arecibo Observatory has now collapsed to rubble
Years of neglect and a series of structural failures spelled an end for the telescope.
How a broken cable almost destroyed a thousand-foot telescope
Weather-related phenomenons are taking a toll on the telescope
