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.
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Astronomers may have finally solved the mystery of the “Wow! signal” — the closest we’ve ever come to finding extraterrestrial life
In 1977, a mysterious radio signal known as the "Wow! Signal" hinted at extraterrestrial contact — now, scientists may finally ...
Researchers have just found the biggest galaxy ever discovered — and it’s big alright
We don't really know why these ultra-big structures get so big -- but finding more of them could help us ...
The iconic Arecibo Observatory has now collapsed to rubble
Years of neglect and a series of structural failures spelled an end for the telescope.
Jodrell Bank, Earth’s oldest radio telescope, nominated as UNESCO Site
The site has had an immense role to play in our understanding of the universe.
Defunct dish turned into a radio telescope in Ghana with the help of Google Maps
Not your typical junkyard story.
China launches FAST, the largest radio-telescope in the world
Big country, big telescope.
New algorithm will allow us to finally visualize black holes
We may actually get to see a black hole!
China is building the world’s largest radio telescope – and it’s almost done
China is currently building the world's largest radio telescope, that will be capable to detect signs of life from billions ...
Scientists reproduce conditions from early universe
Physicists have successfully reproduced a pattern resembling the cosmic microwave background radiation in an experiment which used ultracold cesium atoms ...
Amazing high energy, relativistic plasma jets coming out of the Hercules A Galaxy
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... at about 2 billion light years away from Earth lies ...
Fantastic timelapse video from the world’s soon to be largest radio telescope array
Artist impression of the SKA. A while ago I told you a bit about one of the most anticipated international ...
