Arecibo telescope, on the brink of collapse, will be dismantled
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#2This is horrible. Arecibo is still crucial in radio astronomy experiments ongoing as of 2019. It should be repaired, until a replacement is built.
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#3As soon as I heard a second cable had broken, I knew they would shut it down.
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#4This is horrible. Arecibo is still crucial in radio astronomy experiments ongoing as of 2019. It should be repaired, until a replacement is built.
As the article explains, it has been deemed to be unsafe to repair.
What's probably missing in that sentence is "...within an acceptable budget."
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#5This is horrible. Arecibo is still crucial in radio astronomy experiments ongoing as of 2019. It should be repaired, until a replacement is built.
I loved seeing Arecibo when I last visited PR. It is sad to see it dismantled -- I wonder what plans, if any, there are to replace its capabilities.
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#6Is the same money (replacement cost) better spent on a space-based solution?
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#7Is this a symbol of the degradation of human intellectual capability in the 21st century?
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#8I remember as a child some kids' show taking us down to the dish as we cruise around and under the huge thing in the jungle. Thought it was one of the coolest things I had ever seen. I can't believe this legend is all going to be discarded.
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#9Is the same money (replacement cost) better spent on a space-based solution?
it wouldn't be the same money
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#10Fuuuuuuuck.
I understand the decision to dismantle the failing structure which is currently unsafe and tricky to repair.
But might a new one be built in its place? How can we push for that?