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A radio telescope in the jungles of Puerto Rico that has played a vital role in space research for over 50 years and that appears in a James Bond film is at risk of collapse.
Engineers are studying how to save the Arecibo Observatory after two support cables have failed.
Michael Nolan, a former installation director, said so National Geographic that the chances that the observatory could be repaired were “probably 50-50”. It is the second largest telescope of its kind in the world and is still used by scientists.
The two failed cables supported a 900-tonne equipment platform suspended 150m above the dish. One tore open the plate as it fell to the ground. The fear is that if a
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