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href="https://spaceexplored.com/2024/11/21/we-might-finally-know-what-destroyed-arecibos-massive-telescope/">We might finally know what destroyed Arecibo’s massive telescope</a></h2> <div class="post-meta flex"> <a class="author__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/sethkurk/"> <img alt='Avatar for Seth Kurkowski' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ed2aab41e37f0d6752e978d4949d2148?s=18&d=wavatar&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ed2aab41e37f0d6752e978d4949d2148?s=36&d=wavatar&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-18 photo author-gravatar' height='18' width='18' decoding='async'/> </a> <span class="author__link"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/sethkurk/" title="Posts by Seth Kurkowski" rel="author">Seth Kurkowski</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Nov 21 2024 - 11:35 am PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a 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What caused it has still remained a massive mystery, but a new study might finally shed some light on what could have caused the loss of one of the National Science Foundation’s most important research tools.</p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="arecibo-observatory,nsf" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="41787" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2024/11/21/we-might-finally-know-what-destroyed-arecibos-massive-telescope/#more-41787" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span class="close">Close</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="article standard"> <ul class="article__meta-guides fs-xs"> <li class="meta__guide sponsored"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/feature/this-day-in-space/">This Day in Space</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/nasa/">NASA</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/arecibo-observatory/">Arecibo Observatory</a></li> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/asteroid/">asteroid</a></li> </ul> <h2 class="h1"><a class="article__title-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/10/31/this-day-in-space-october-31-2015-a-skull-shaped-asteroid-passed-by-earth/">A skull-shaped asteroid passed by Earth | This Day in Space (31 Oct. 2015)</a></h2> <div class="post-meta flex"> <a class="author__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/sethkurk/"> <img alt='Avatar for Seth Kurkowski' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ed2aab41e37f0d6752e978d4949d2148?s=18&d=wavatar&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ed2aab41e37f0d6752e978d4949d2148?s=36&d=wavatar&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-18 photo author-gravatar' height='18' width='18' decoding='async'/> </a> <span class="author__link"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/sethkurk/" title="Posts by Seth Kurkowski" rel="author">Seth Kurkowski</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Oct 31 2023 - 12:24 pm PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/10/31/this-day-in-space-october-31-2015-a-skull-shaped-asteroid-passed-by-earth/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 3.589v2.392h12.5v-2.392zm0 4.784v2.392h7.5V15.55z" /></svg> 0 Comments </a> </div> </div> <figure class="img-border"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/10/31/this-day-in-space-october-31-2015-a-skull-shaped-asteroid-passed-by-earth/"> <img width="1300" height="937" src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1300" class=" wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 320w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="5778" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/2023/10/31/this-day-in-space-october-31-2015-a-skull-shaped-asteroid-passed-by-earth/2015-tb145-asteroid/" data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png" data-orig-size="1300,937" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="2015 TB145 Asteroid" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Artist rendition of 2015 TB145(J.A. 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Some scientists have even suggested that an LCRT on the Moon’s far side could act as a better replacement for Arecibo.</p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="arecibo-observatory,moon,nasa" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="9961" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2021/01/07/with-arecibos-collapse-some-scientists-want-to-build-its-replacement-on-the-moon/#more-9961" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span class="close">Close</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="article standard"> <ul class="article__meta-guides fs-xs"> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/arecibo-observatory/">Arecibo Observatory</a></li> </ul> <h2 class="h1"><a class="article__title-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2020/12/31/puerto-ricos-governor-approves-8-million-to-rebuild-arecibo-observatory/">Puerto Rico’s governor approves $8 million to rebuild Arecibo Observatory</a></h2> <div class="post-meta flex"> <a class="author__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/spaceexploredstaff/"> <img alt='Avatar for Space Explored Staff' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/de67d75211941ae0063bfea0a3b96986?s=18&d=wavatar&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/de67d75211941ae0063bfea0a3b96986?s=36&d=wavatar&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-18 photo author-gravatar' height='18' width='18' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </a> <span class="author__link"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/spaceexploredstaff/" title="Posts by Space Explored Staff" rel="author">Space Explored Staff</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Dec 31 2020 - 11:54 am PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2020/12/31/puerto-ricos-governor-approves-8-million-to-rebuild-arecibo-observatory/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 3.589v2.392h12.5v-2.392zm0 4.784v2.392h7.5V15.55z" /></svg> 0 Comments </a> </div> </div> <figure class="img-border"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2020/12/31/puerto-ricos-governor-approves-8-million-to-rebuild-arecibo-observatory/"> <img width="1200" height="800" src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1200" class=" wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 320w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="4207" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/2020/08/12/arecibo-observatory-damage/webarecibodishdamage/" data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="WEBAreciboDishDamage" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024" tabindex="0" role="button" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2020/12/03/arecibo-telescope-in-puerto-rico-faces-ultimate-demise-after-collapsing-uncontrollably-overnight/">Earlier this month, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico met its sad demise as the aging facility collapsed overnight.</a> The facility’s destruction was a terrible day for the astronomy community, and rebuilding it felt entirely out of reach. 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data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Arecibo-Telescope" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024" tabindex="0" role="button" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p>Early in the morning of December 1, the famed <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2020/12/03/arecibo-telescope-in-puerto-rico-faces-ultimate-demise-after-collapsing-uncontrollably-overnight/">Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico suffered from a fatal collapse.</a> The event marked the end to a string of unfortunate events that had plagued the observatory. Now, Arecibo’s sad demise and the events leading up to it are acting as a cautionary tale for other aging facilities.</p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="arecibo-observatory" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="8667" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2020/12/14/arecibos-unfortunate-collapse-is-a-cautionary-tale-for-other-aging-observatories/#more-8667" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span class="close">Close</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="article standard"> <ul class="article__meta-guides fs-xs"> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/arecibo-observatory/">Arecibo Observatory</a></li> </ul> <h2 class="h1"><a class="article__title-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2020/12/03/arecibo-telescope-in-puerto-rico-faces-ultimate-demise-after-collapsing-uncontrollably-overnight/">[Update: Drone footage] Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico faces ultimate demise after collapsing uncontrollably overnight</a></h2> <div class="post-meta flex"> <a class="author__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/sethkurk/"> <img alt='Avatar for Seth Kurkowski' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ed2aab41e37f0d6752e978d4949d2148?s=18&d=wavatar&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ed2aab41e37f0d6752e978d4949d2148?s=36&d=wavatar&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-18 photo author-gravatar' height='18' width='18' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </a> <span class="author__link"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/sethkurk/" title="Posts by Seth Kurkowski" rel="author">Seth Kurkowski</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Dec 3 2020 - 8:28 am PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2020/12/03/arecibo-telescope-in-puerto-rico-faces-ultimate-demise-after-collapsing-uncontrollably-overnight/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 3.589v2.392h12.5v-2.392zm0 4.784v2.392h7.5V15.55z" /></svg> 0 Comments </a> </div> </div> <figure class="img-border"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2020/12/03/arecibo-telescope-in-puerto-rico-faces-ultimate-demise-after-collapsing-uncontrollably-overnight/"> <img width="1600" height="899" src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1600" class=" wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 320w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="7252" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/2020/12/03/arecibo-telescope-in-puerto-rico-faces-ultimate-demise-after-collapsing-uncontrollably-overnight/eojndymxiaa4uqg/" data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png" data-orig-size="1600,899" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="EoJnDYmXIAA4UqG" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024" tabindex="0" role="button" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p><em>December 3, 2020: Updated with drone footage of the collapse provided by NSF.</em></p> <p>The Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico sadly met its ultimate demise overnight when the observatory collapsed. It was already going to be permanently closed due to damage sustained in August. A beating from Hurricane Maria three years prior originally put the observatory in bad shape. Then an <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2020/08/12/arecibo-observatory-damage/">auxiliary cable</a> that supported the 900-ton instrument platform snapped and damaged the reflector dish underneath earlier this year. </p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="arecibo-observatory" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="7226" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2020/12/03/arecibo-telescope-in-puerto-rico-faces-ultimate-demise-after-collapsing-uncontrollably-overnight/#more-7226" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span class="close">Close</span></a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="article standard"> <ul class="article__meta-guides fs-xs"> <li class="meta__guide"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/arecibo-observatory/">Arecibo Observatory</a></li> </ul> <h2 class="h1"><a class="article__title-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2020/11/19/arecibo-radio-telescope-to-be-decommissioned-due-to-damage/">Arecibo radio telescope to be decommissioned due to damage</a></h2> <div class="post-meta flex"> <a class="author__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/spaceexploredstaff/"> <img alt='Avatar for Space Explored Staff' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/de67d75211941ae0063bfea0a3b96986?s=18&d=wavatar&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/de67d75211941ae0063bfea0a3b96986?s=36&d=wavatar&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-18 photo author-gravatar' height='18' width='18' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> </a> <span class="author__link"><a href="https://spaceexplored.com/author/spaceexploredstaff/" title="Posts by Space Explored Staff" rel="author">Space Explored Staff</a></span> <span class="meta__post-date">Nov 19 2020 - 10:31 am PT</span> <div class="meta__comment-count"> <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2020/11/19/arecibo-radio-telescope-to-be-decommissioned-due-to-damage/?extended-comments=1#comments" class="comments flex"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 30 30" class="icon-comment"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 0v19.139h5v4.784h5V30l7.94-6.077H30V4.785h-5V0zm2.5 2.392h20v2.393H5v11.961H2.5zm5 4.785h20v14.354H17.06l-4.56 3.49v-3.49h-5zm3.75 3.589v2.392h12.5v-2.392zm0 4.784v2.392h7.5V15.55z" /></svg> 0 Comments </a> </div> </div> <figure class="img-border"> <a class="article__image-link" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2020/11/19/arecibo-radio-telescope-to-be-decommissioned-due-to-damage/"> <img width="1459" height="783" src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1459" class=" wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 320w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1 1500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="6749" data-permalink="https://spaceexplored.com/2020/11/19/arecibo-radio-telescope-to-be-decommissioned-due-to-damage/arecibo-telescope/" data-orig-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png" data-orig-size="1459,783" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Arecibo-Telescope" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024" tabindex="0" role="button" /> </a> </figure> <div class="article__content"> <div class="article__excerpt"> <p>Today the National Science Foundation announced that, sadly, the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico would soon be decommissioned. This news comes after the telescope suffered damage from Hurricane Maria in 2017 and <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/2020/11/10/second-cable-in-three-months-snaps-at-hurricane-damaged-arecibo-observatory/">two snapped auxiliary cables.</a></p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="arecibo-observatory" data-layer-viewtype="taxonomy-ninetofive_guides" data-post-id="6744" href="https://spaceexplored.com/2020/11/19/arecibo-radio-telescope-to-be-decommissioned-due-to-damage/#more-6744" class="more-link"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 39 38" class="icon-expand"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M38.71 20H0v-3h38.71z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M18 37.9V0h3v37.9z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg> <span class="open">Expand</span> <span class="opening">Expanding</span> <span class="close">Close</span></a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <aside class="sidebar container xs sidebar--3"> <div class="widget 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