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Puerto Rico's Arecibo Radio Telescope Damaged By Falling Cable

The cable tore a gaping 100-foot hole in one of the largest radio telescope dishes in the world, taking the instrument offline until repairs can be made.
The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is seen after Hurricane Maria hit it in September 2017.

A broken cable at Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory has torn a gaping 100-foot hole in the dish of one of the largest radio telescopes in the world, taking the instrument offline until repairs can be made.

Arecibo's massive reflector dish, which

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