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.
by Scott Neuman
Aug 12, 2020
1 minute
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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