Arecibo may keep scanning the skies

Whether or not you care, my ten readers (I'm probably being optimistic), the unique Arecibo Radio Observatory in Puerto Rico -- the one that was used in "Goldeneye" and supposedly in Cuba under a fake lake -- has been in danger of being shut down due to a sharp reduction in funding from NSF. But now it might be able to keep going because it's a superb NEO (near-earth-object) finder. NEOs are that class of comets and asteroids that have a chance to give Earth a solid smack, which would be a rough ride for civilization for a piece.

Report calls Arecibo 'uniquely powerful' for detection NEOs

Keep the dish!

I couldn't find a picture of the Arecibo dish as used in "Goldeneye", but there are plenty of pictures of the Arecibo dish, some of very high quality. So instead I'm linking to nice and gently picture of Izabella Scorupco, and let it be know that there are some others of very high quality of her that may also be found, if you know what I mean.