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Scientists Study 100 Possible Alien Signals as Arecibo’s Historic SETI Search Concludes
Scientists are studying 100 possible alien radio signals identified from Arecibo Observatory data, bringing the 21-year SETI@Home project to a close. Supported by millions of volunteers, the effort found no confirmed alien messages but set new sensitivity standards. Researchers say the findings will guide future searches using more powerful radio t...
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Arecibo Observatory Data Helps SETI Uncover Secrets of Pulsar Signals and Cosmic Distortions
Data from the now-collapsed Arecibo Observatory continues to drive major discoveries in space science. Sofia Sheikh and her team from the SETI Institute utilised archived data to investigate the signals of pulsars—dense neutron stars emitting radiation like cosmic lighthouses. Their study focused on how these signals are distorted by interstellar...
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Can We Defend Earth from Asteroids? Here's What You Need to Know
Efforts to protect Earth from asteroid impacts have made significant strides, notably with NASA’s DART mission, which successfully altered the orbit of the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in 2022. This achievement marked a key advancement in planetary defence, demonstrating that asteroid deflection is a viable strategy. However, the success of DART al...
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Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory 'Not Closing' After Telescope Collapse
Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory could still have a future after its vast telescope dramatically collapsed this week, US officials said.
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Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory Telescope Collapses Ahead of Planned Demolition
A massive radio telescope at Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory – one of the world's largest – collapsed after sustaining severe damage since August, following 57 years of astronomical discoveries.
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Puerto Rico's Iconic Arecibo Telescope That Starred In James Bond Movie Collapses
The celebrated Arecibo Observatory telescope in Puerto Rico, which once starred in a James Bond film, collapsed Tuesday when its 900-ton receiver platform plunged 450 feet (140 meters) onto the radio dish below.
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Asteroid Set To Fly By Earth Looks Like It Is Wearing A Face Mask
An asteroid, estimated to be at least 1.5 kilometers wide, is set to fly by the Earth next week - and it looks like it is wearing a face mask.
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Potentially Hazardous Asteroid That Buzzed Earth Was Travelling With Its Own Moon
Radar images from the Arecibo Observatory have shown that the asteroid by the name of 2020 BX12 that passed Earth earlier this month was a binary asteroid. What this means is the big asteroid had a smaller asteroid orbiting around it.
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Arecibo Message: Google Doodle Celebrates Anniversary Of Interstellar Message
Google doodle today celebrates the 44th anniversary of Arecibo message, an interstellar message sent to a star cluster in the space with anticipation that extraterrestrial intelligence may receive and decipher it.
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Close Call: When Asteroids Whisk Past Earth
A peanut-shaped asteroid 1.3 kilometres (3,280 feet) across streaked past Earth on Wednesday, giving astronomers a rare chance to check out a big space rock up close. But not too close. Dubbed 2014-JO25, the asteroid came nearest at 12:20 GMT and is now hurtling away from the centre of our solar system.
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China Starts Assembling World's Biggest Radio Telescope
Fast will be the world's largest single-aperture telescope, overtaking the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.
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Scientists Study 100 Possible Alien Signals as Arecibo’s Historic SETI Search Concludes
Scientists are studying 100 possible alien radio signals identified from Arecibo Observatory data, bringing the 21-year SETI@Home project to a close. Supported by millions of volunteers, the effort found no confirmed alien messages but set new sensitivity standards. Researchers say the findings will guide future searches using more powerful radio t...
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Arecibo Observatory Data Helps SETI Uncover Secrets of Pulsar Signals and Cosmic Distortions
Data from the now-collapsed Arecibo Observatory continues to drive major discoveries in space science. Sofia Sheikh and her team from the SETI Institute utilised archived data to investigate the signals of pulsars—dense neutron stars emitting radiation like cosmic lighthouses. Their study focused on how these signals are distorted by interstellar...
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Can We Defend Earth from Asteroids? Here's What You Need to Know
Efforts to protect Earth from asteroid impacts have made significant strides, notably with NASA’s DART mission, which successfully altered the orbit of the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in 2022. This achievement marked a key advancement in planetary defence, demonstrating that asteroid deflection is a viable strategy. However, the success of DART al...
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Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory 'Not Closing' After Telescope Collapse
Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory could still have a future after its vast telescope dramatically collapsed this week, US officials said.
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Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory Telescope Collapses Ahead of Planned Demolition
A massive radio telescope at Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory – one of the world's largest – collapsed after sustaining severe damage since August, following 57 years of astronomical discoveries.
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Puerto Rico's Iconic Arecibo Telescope That Starred In James Bond Movie Collapses
The celebrated Arecibo Observatory telescope in Puerto Rico, which once starred in a James Bond film, collapsed Tuesday when its 900-ton receiver platform plunged 450 feet (140 meters) onto the radio dish below.
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Asteroid Set To Fly By Earth Looks Like It Is Wearing A Face Mask
An asteroid, estimated to be at least 1.5 kilometers wide, is set to fly by the Earth next week - and it looks like it is wearing a face mask.
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Potentially Hazardous Asteroid That Buzzed Earth Was Travelling With Its Own Moon
Radar images from the Arecibo Observatory have shown that the asteroid by the name of 2020 BX12 that passed Earth earlier this month was a binary asteroid. What this means is the big asteroid had a smaller asteroid orbiting around it.
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Arecibo Message: Google Doodle Celebrates Anniversary Of Interstellar Message
Google doodle today celebrates the 44th anniversary of Arecibo message, an interstellar message sent to a star cluster in the space with anticipation that extraterrestrial intelligence may receive and decipher it.
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Close Call: When Asteroids Whisk Past Earth
A peanut-shaped asteroid 1.3 kilometres (3,280 feet) across streaked past Earth on Wednesday, giving astronomers a rare chance to check out a big space rock up close. But not too close. Dubbed 2014-JO25, the asteroid came nearest at 12:20 GMT and is now hurtling away from the centre of our solar system.
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China Starts Assembling World's Biggest Radio Telescope
Fast will be the world's largest single-aperture telescope, overtaking the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.
