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November 19, 2020 07:40 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/11/19/the-arecibo-radio-telescope-will-be-demolished.html
The Arecibo radio telescope will be demolished
The National Science Foundation announced that it will decommission and demolish the iconic Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico. This comes after two cables suspending the telescope's 900-ton receiver platform above its massive dish broke while others are weakening. Completed in 1963, the Arecibo Observatory has been a key instrument in the development of radio astronomy. — Read the rest
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/11/19/the-arecibo-radio-telescope-will-be-demolished.html
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