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Next Generation Arecibo Telescope is On its Way to Rebuilding; Scientists Explore Replacing Old Observatory
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Scientists want to build a new, very different Arecibo Telescope to replace fallen icon
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Astronomers estimate that 29 potentially habitable exoplanets may have received signals from the Earth
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It will take between $30 million and $50 million to clean up the damage caused by the uncontrolled collapse of the Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico, according to a new report from the National Science Foundation.Why it matters: The telescope — which collapsed in December 2020 — was key to many scientific discoveries, including the search for life and other planets in the universe, during its decades of use.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.Details: The new report details the damage caused by the telescope's collapse.The science platform and the Gregorian dome are a "complete loss for scientific purposes," and the observatory's Learning Center sustained "significant damage" to its roof, with other structures also damaged, according to the report.Officials are still working to figure out exactly what brought the telescope down, and the engineering firms that are conducting the evaluation are expected to
Cleanup Costs at the Damaged Arecibo Observatory Could Reach $50 Million
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A new estimate suggests it’ll cost somewhere between $30 million and $50 million to clean up the mess created by the collapse of the iconic Arecibo Observatory dish late last year, according to an NSF report detailing the aftermath of the disaster and possible next steps.
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The investigation into the cause of the collapse at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is still ongoing, but the National Science Foundation, through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, was asked to provide a report to Congress outlining the “causes and extent of the damage, the plan to remove debris in a safe and environmentally sound way, the preservation of the associated [Arecibo Observatory] facilities and surrounding areas, and the process for determining whether to establish comparable technology at the site, along with any associated cost estimates.”