[ad_1] The National Science Foundation of the United States has released a video of the controlled crash of the Arecibo radio telescope on the American island of Puerto Rico.It was used by astronomers all over the world and allowed the discovery of the first planets orbiting a star other than …
Read More »The telescope of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapses before the planned demolition
[ad_1] A massive radio telescope at Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory, one of the largest in the world, collapsed Tuesday after suffering severe damage since August, officials said after 57 years of astronomical discoveries. The deteriorating telescope’s 900-tonne instrument platform, suspended by cables 450 feet (137 meters) above a 1,000-foot (305-meter) …
Read More »Puerto Rico runs out of iconic Arecibo radio telescope | Science and ecology | DW
[ad_1] Puerto Rico will remain without what has been one of its distinctive features for almost six decades, the radio telescope of the Arecibo Observatory, considered one of the main in the world and which will be demolished shortly due to the risk of collapse due to the breaking of …
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