After 57 years as a world-class resource for astronomy, the iconic Arecibo telescope is to be decommissioned. The dish-type radio telescope – built into a natural depression in the landscape in Puerto Rico – appears to be headed for a “controlled disassembly”

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[–]DisgustResponse 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

No one cares about space.

[–]EthnocratArcheofuturist 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Laughable article.

[–]insta 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

So dumb.

We are probably the 2nd or 3rd generation ever on earth to ever see everything in space. All the planets, all the solar systems, all the asteroids, all of the stars. We have it all. This is it. We are surrounded by screens now, this generation, we can spend all day scrolling pictures and videos of space and talk about it with our friends and families. We don’t. None of us talk about it outside of niche circles. And these days, there is a niche for everything.

Not only is this just false on its face. We haven't seen "all of space" but the fact people don't sit around on their iPads and talk about space non-stop means it's boring? Nothing meets this ridiculous standard. Also romanticizing the fact that maybe a handful of people in the "ancient times" even gave a shit about space as it was.

Appendix surgery would blow anyone away from 100+ years ago. Does that mean modern medicine is disappointing? What a vapid article.