Shutdown Forces Nation's Radio Telescopes Into Inactivity

New Mexico's 27 dishes as well as a 100-meter antenna in West Virginia are among the National Science Foundation-funded telescopes that are being pointed upright into the "stow" position, preventing astronomers from continuing their work.

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/10/04/229314770/nation-s-radio-telescopes-switched-off-due-to-shutdown?ft=1&f=1014

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