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Arecibo Observatory, which is the second-largest radio telescope in the world, is under new management. A group led by the University of Central Florida will take over the operations of the telescope from the National Science Foundation, which was considering shutting down the observatory.
The telescope's fate had previously been uncertain. Back in 2016, the National Science Foundation announced that it was exploring different options in regard to Arecibo. There wasn't enough funding to continue supporting the telescope, so the NSF was looking at partnering with other organizations, scaling back or shutting down Arecibo entirely. That same year, the observatory was the first to capture repeating cosmic radio bursts, which have helped us understand the nature of our galaxy and the universe around it.
[...] But now, this new agreement ensures that Arecibo Observatory will remain open. It is scheduled to take effect on April 1st. UCF and its partners, Universidad Metropolitana in San Juan and Yang Enterprises, Inc. in Oviedo, also plan to expand the operations of the telescope. It's good news for the scientific community, and also for Puerto Rico.
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/22/puerto-rico-arecibo-observatory-new-management-ucf/
(Score: 4, Informative) by takyon on Saturday February 24 2018, @09:30AM
It's still making discoveries:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_Observatory#Research_and_discoveries [wikipedia.org]
Comparison to China's big radio telescope:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_hundred_meter_Aperture_Spherical_Telescope#Comparison_with_Arecibo_Observatory [wikipedia.org]
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(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday February 24 2018, @10:27AM
We've spent a lot of money on Puerto Rico. And that's fine, but it's thrown our budget a little out of whack.