Friday, April 17, 2026

Philosophy Wire: Pulsars. Stars. Lonely at last…

While the scientific community grappled – some years ago – with the loss of the Arecibo radio telescope, some astronomers who revived a long-dormant radio telescope array in Argentina hoped it could help compensate for the work Arecibo did in pulsar timing. A year ago, scientists began a pulsar timing study using two upgraded radio telescopes in Argentina. [1] Listen to the stars. I will always listen to them. I did listen to them when I was young. Standing silent by the sea. Feeling the breeze. With closed eyes. I am not there anymore. But I will always be. It could never be otherwise. Not because I listened to the stars. But because the stars will always be there. Listening to me...

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