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Stories about: Arecibo

Arecibo Prepares to Take Images of Large Asteroid Flyby The discovery of the asteroid 2007 TU24 represents for astronomers a golden opportunity to learn more about these rogue bodies, as it will pass about 534,000 kilometers over the surface of the Earth. From 27th to 28th of January and from 1st to 4th of February, the Arecibo Radio Observatory in Puerto Rico will make d... 26 January 2008 04:25 GMT Arecibo Finds Organic Molecules in Distant Galaxy We know organic molecules are scattered throughout most of the Milky Way, but it was about the time for the astronomers to find some in distant galaxies. Located at about 250 million light years away in the Serpens constellation, the Arp 220 galaxy is actually the result of the collision between two separate galaxies... 15 January 2008 03:31 GMT