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kottke.org posts about arecibo

posted by Jason Kottke

Arecibo Observatory, the world’s largest radio telescope,

Arecibo Observatory, the world’s largest radio telescope, is in danger of being shut down due to budget cuts. Arecibo could run for almost two years for the cost of a single F-16 fighter jet…to say nothing of the small fraction of the cost of the War in Iraq required.