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Arecibo Observatory Facing Massive Budget Cuts

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the keeping-the-lights-lit dept.

SirLurksAlot writes "Many supporters of the SETI@home project have recently received a message informing them of impending budget cuts for the Arecibo Observatory and asking them to show their support for the project by writing to Congress. The letter also informs supporters that there are currently two bills (Senate bill 2862 sponsored by Senator Hillary Clinton, and a similar House bill, H.R. 3737), which are intended to secure funding for the project. According to The Planetary Society, the current plan for the Arecibo Observatory involves cutting funding by more than 60% from $10.4 million to just $4 million by 2011."

3 of 171 comments (clear)

  1. Re:What? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No some other country is needed to step up to the plate on this, our turn is over.
    What will happen soon will make the great depression look like a stroll through the park on a breezy sunday.
    The military is slowly capsizing the country the same is at it did for the USSR

    LOL my captcha for this post is paranoia

  2. From a Puertorrican perspective by rafael_es_son · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think it's best if it's turned into a giant skateboarding bowl, the labs could host nightly LAN parties.

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    1. Re:From a Puertorrican perspective by rafael_es_son · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      It would be even better if said skateboarders wielded glowsticks of some sort as well.

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