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NSF will retire the Cornell-designed Arecibo telescope

[ad_1] The large telescopic “ear” designed by Cornell in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, which has listened to the illuminating crackle of the cosmos for nearly six decades, now hears silence. In the wake of two recent support cable failures, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will dismantle and dismantle the giant dish …

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The United States records nearly 1,900 crown deaths in one day

[ad_1] The United States has once again reached a tragic milestone in the corona pandemic: a quarter of a million people have already succumbed to the virus there. The number of new infections is increasing faster and faster. The number of deaths from coronavirus infection in the United States has …

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The solar system was formed in less than 200,000 years

[ad_1] The artistic conception of the dust and gas surrounding a newly formed planetary system. Image courtesy of NASA. A long time ago – about 4.5 billion years – our sun and our solar system formed in the short span of 200,000 years. This is the conclusion of a group …

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