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Remembering the Arecibo Observatory Dish, Two Years After Its Collapse

Remembering the Arecibo Observatory Dish, Two Years After Its Collapse

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The destroyed dish on the day of its collapse.Photo: RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP (Getty Images) It happened in less than 10 seconds, two years ago today: The Arecibo Observatory’s 1,000-foot radio dish collapsed, eliminating one of the world’s most renowned sources of radio observations. During its 57 years in operation in northern Puerto Rico, the radio telescope …

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Destroyed Observatory Issues Final Asteroid Warning After Fatal Collapse

Destroyed Observatory Issues Final Asteroid Warning After Fatal Collapse

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After collapsing into pieces in December 2020, the mighty Arecibo Observatory has a final parting gift for humanity – and it’s a doozy. Using data collected by Arecibo between December 2017 and December 2019, scientists have released the largest radar-based report on near-Earth asteroids ever published. The report, published September 22 in The Planetary Science …

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Facebook and Google face skeptics on Wall Street this week amid digital ads collapse

Facebook and Google face skeptics on Wall Street this week amid digital ads collapse

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A new video by Inspired by Iceland pushes back against experiencing life through the “metaverse,” as described by Mark Zuckerberg during Facebook’s rebranding to Meta on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wall Street is bracing for disaster in online advertising. Following disappointing results from Snap last week and a …

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Rutgers' collapse against Nebraska is on Greg Schiano and his coaching staff Police

Rutgers’ collapse against Nebraska is on Greg Schiano and his coaching staff Police

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Finally, on a night when his team’s quarterback rotation looked like the work of a coaching staff that had gone stark raving mad, Greg Schiano had to come clean. The Rutgers head coach had to tell his fan base what most of college football already knew — had known, in fact, for almost two months. …

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Gold price will 'collapse' today if the Fed makes this crucial decision - Adrian Day's FOMC preview

Gold price will ‘collapse’ today if the Fed makes this crucial decision – Adrian Day’s FOMC preview

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The Federal Reserve is likely to raise the Federal Funds Rate by no more than 75 basis points at this week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, despite the markets having priced in a higher chance of a 100 basis point increase following last week’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, according to Adrian Day, President …

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Three reasons why the Padres aren't likely to repeat last year's September collapse

Three reasons why the Padres aren’t likely to repeat last year’s September collapse

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Going into September of 2021, the San Diego Padres appeared to be following the arc that was expected of them. As that final month of the regular season began, the Padres were 10 games over .500 and in the playoff position in the National League. That was broadly how things figured to be. The resurgent …

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NFT Viking Game Goes Bust Amid Crypto Collapse, Mismanagement Allegations

NFT Viking Game Goes Bust Amid Crypto Collapse, Mismanagement Allegations

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Image: Pixie Interactive First announced in September 2021, at the height of the world’s collective NFT madness, Northern Guilds was supposed to be “a fun-first, device-agnostic dungeon crawler blockchain MMORPG inspired by your favorite childhood games”. It may shock you, reader, to find out that Northern Guilds has ended up being none of those things. …

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Ford hit with $1.7 billion verdict for F-series pickup roof collapse that killed couple | CNN Business

Ford hit with $1.7 billion verdict for F-series pickup roof collapse that killed couple | CNN Business

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New York CNN Business — The family of an elderly couple killed when the roof of their F-250 pickup collapsed during a rollover accident in 2014 has been awarded a massive $1.7 billion in punitive damages from Ford. The jury appeared to endorse the plaintiff’s arguments that Ford knew of the problem years before the …

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"Furthermore," This Could Be the End for Investors, Says Avaya, the Lucent Spinoff. Shares & Bonds Collapse Five Years after it Emerged from Bankruptcy

“Furthermore,” This Could Be the End for Investors, Says Avaya, the Lucent Spinoff. Shares & Bonds Collapse Five Years after it Emerged from Bankruptcy

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Wait a minute… Six weeks ago, Goldman Sachs & JP Morgan talked investors into buying $600 million of new debt. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. This isn’t a recent IPO or SPAC-merger creature that is now collapsing, but a storied telecom, software, and services company that has become a Wall Street enrichment device at …

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Dodgy Demand Data? The Oil Price Collapse Conspiracy | OilPrice.com

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WTI crude oil prices fell to their lowest point since early February on Thursday, giving up virtually all gains since Russia invaded Ukraine. WTI crude for September delivery tumbled -1.5% to close at $89.26/bbl while Brent crude for October delivery fell -2.1% to $94.71/bbl. WTI crude has lost ~9.5% over the course of the week, …

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