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Arecibo radio telescopewell-known scientific center located in the city of Puerto Ricowill eventually be dismantled by the government USA and in its place will be built an educational center dedicated to science, technology and mathematics. National Science Foundation The U.S. has confirmed it will not rebuild the structure, which collapsed in 2020 due to a broken main cable.
The organization has requested a US$5 million budget from the US government to build this new education center in the area where radio telescope. According to the information provided by the Foundation, the opening of the new building is scheduled for 2023.
Final farewell to the Arecibo radio telescope
US National Science Foundation indicated that the budget requested from the government does not include additional support for facilities still in use in Arecibo, including radio telescope auxiliary 12 meters in diameter and LIDAR which is used to study the upper layers of the atmosphere and the ionosphere of the Earth, as well as for meteorological research.
To make this decision, the organization brought together scientists who had previously worked at the Arecibo facility. “We fully understand how much this means Arecibo for the scientific community. There are few radio astronomers who have not worked on a radio telescope at least once in their career.”said Shawn Jones, Associate Director of the Foundation for Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
Partly the decision not to restore radio telescope chief of Arecibo This is because many of its functions can already be performed from other scientific bases inside and outside USA. The Foundation believes that educating the public about science is now a much more important priority due to the number of people who have begun to believe in conspiracy theories and other ideas without scientific backing.
End of an era
radio telescope Arecibo He worked for almost 60 years and played a fundamental role in the discovery and cataloging of asteroids that pose a potential danger to mankind. In addition, he has also contributed to the support of award-winning research. laureate during these 6 decades. The giant dish-shaped antenna, 1,000 feet in diameter, has even been featured in films and other works.
A dish collapse at this site occurred in 2020 when the main cable snapped, causing the structure above it to collapse. Although investigations into this fact are ongoing, scientists note that the collapse was due to a factory defect in the cable supporting the antenna and weakening radio telescope years due to natural phenomena and other factors.
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