Iconic radio telescope suffers catastrophic collapse

The Arecibo Observatory’s suspended equipment platform fell hundreds of feet and crashed through the giant radio dish.
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Dec. 1, 2020: The Arecibo telescope collapses

On Dec. 1, 2020, the Arecibo telescope collapsed. The Puerto Rico facility had already suffered two cable failures – one in ...
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Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope, already damaged, collapses

ARECIBO, Puerto Rico (AP) — A huge, already damaged radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has played a key role in astronomical discoveries for more than half a century completely collapsed on Tuesday.
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Analysis of Causes of Failure and Collapse of the 305-Meter Telescope at the Arecibo Observatory

Any project, supported or not by a committee, that has not deposited records to the Records Office. Requested by the Director of the National Science Foundation "Analysis of Cause(s) of Failure and ...
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On brink of collapse, famed Puerto Rico space telescope to close down

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Science Foundation on Thursday announced it will close down the massive space telescope at Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory, ending 57 years of ...
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World-Renowned Arecibo Radio Telescope Set To Be Dismantled

The world-renowned radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in northern Puerto Rico, now on the brink of collapse, is set to be withdrawn from service, the National Science Foundation (NSF) ...
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Webb Telescope discovers possible direct collapse black hole in galaxy collision

Researchers Pieter van Dokkum of Yale University and Gabriel Brammer of the University of Copenhagen have uncovered a remarkable cosmic system in archival data from the James Webb Space Telescope's ...