Hypothetically speaking ..



If you were driving along a secluded road at night and this happened, what would your instant reaction be?

Fear? Maybe a little.

Anticipation? Definitely.

Other thoughts: Here we go again. I remember flying a ship like this. Time travel. Experiment over.





Arecibo has fallen ...



Mission ... Rescue






Arecibo radio telescope, damaged beyond repair, seen from space


Scientists Are Sharing Memories of The Iconic Arecibo Telescope, And It's Emotional




Arecibo Observatory



The telescope was damaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017 and was affected by earthquakes in 2019 and 2020. Two cable breaks, one in August 2020 and a second in November 2020, threatened the structural integrity of the support structure for the suspended platform and damaged the dish. Due to uncertainty over the remaining strength of the other cables supporting the suspended structure, and the risk of collapse due to further failures making repairs dangerous, the NSF announced on November 19, 2020, that it would decommission and dismantle the telescope, with the radio telescope and LIDAR facility remaining operational.




Arecibo Message


The Arecibo message is an interstellar radio message carrying basic information about humanity and Earth that was sent to globular star cluster M13 in 1974. It was meant as a demonstration of human technological achievement, rather than a real attempt to enter into a conversation with extraterrestrials.

The message was broadcast into space a single time via frequency modulated radio waves at a ceremony to mark the remodeling of the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico on 16 November 1974. The message was aimed at the current location of M13, about 25,000 light years from Earth, because M13 was a large and relatively close collection of stars that was available in the sky at the time and place of the ceremony. When correctly translated into graphics, characters, and spaces, the 1,679 bits of data contained within the message form the image shown here. Read more





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