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Download Images Library Photos and Pictures. Iconic Puerto Rico telescope to be dismantled amid collapse fears - BBC News The iconic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico was damaged last week when a large cable fell onto the radio telescope's main reflector dish.We're now learning more about this unfortunate incident, including how long it might take until the beleaguered observatory is back online.During the early morning of Monday August 10, a thick auxiliary cable used to support a metal platform dropped onto the main reflector dish, producing a 100-foot-long gash. Iconic Puerto Rico telescope to be dismantled amid collapse fears - BBC News

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The iconic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico was damaged last week when a large cable fell onto the radio telescope's main reflector dish.We're now learning more about this unfortunate incident, including how long it might take until the beleaguered observatory is back online.During the early morning of Monday August 10, a thick auxiliary cable used to support a metal platform dropped onto the main reflector dish, producing a 100-foot-long gash.

Early this morning, the 900-ton instrument platform suspended above the Arecibo Observatory collapsed and crashed down on the iconic telescope's giant dish. The collapse occurred at about 7:55 a.m. local time, officially ending any possible hopes of refurbishing the famous observatory in Puerto Rico. Images of the collapse and subsequent damage started appearing on social … Continue reading "The Arecibo Observatory Platform Has Collapsed"

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Heartbreaking news. The National Science Foundation says the Arecibo telescope will be dismantled. 😢 After 57 years as a world-class resource for astronomy, the iconic Arecibo telescope is to be decommissioned, or withdrawn from service, the NSF announced today. The dish-type radio telescope - built into a natural depression in the landscape in Puerto Rico - appears to be headed for a "controlled disassembly." Come to EarthSky to learn more.

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The end of an era came unexpectedly this week when the iconic Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed Dec. 1 exactly one month after its 57th birthday. And as it happens, the whole thing was captured in spectacular drone footage that you can watch here right now. Drone Footage of the Arecibo Observatory Collapse (Video)

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Right now, the Nationwide Science Basis (NSF) launched shocking footage of the collapse of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. The video, captured on December 1st, shows the second when assist cables snapped, inflicting the large 900-ton construction suspended above Arecibo to fall onto the observatory's iconic 1,000-foot-wide dish. "the drone operator was very adept …

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