Fraser Cain on Nostr: When the Arecibo Observatory collapsed, astronomers lost a powerful radio telescope ...
When the Arecibo Observatory collapsed, astronomers lost a powerful radio telescope and a unique radar instrument to map passing asteroid surfaces. Fortunately, a new next-generation radar system called ngRADAR has been installed on the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia. It can track asteroids as they fly overhead, observing 85% of the celestial sphere. It will also be able to moons and planets in the Solar System.
https://greenbankobservatory.org/can-astronomers-use-radar-to-spot-a-cataclysmic-asteroid/ 
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