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Watch the drone footage of the collapse of the Arecibo Observatory

[ad_1] UPDATE Friday 4 Dec.: The drone footage of the Arecibo Observatory collapse has been officially shared online by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Two videos from different angles show the collapse. The cables seemingly detach from nowhere, the giant telescope swings and sways in slow motion before rapidly gaining …

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The Arecibo telescope suffered a fatal collapse, tearing it apart

[ad_1] The famous Arecibo Observatory telescope in Puerto Rico, which once starred in a James Bond film, collapsed on Tuesday when its 900-tonne receiving platform plummeted 140 meters onto the radio dish below. Engineers had recently warned of the massive facility’s decayed condition, and the US National Science Foundation (NSF) …

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