[ad_1] “The platform crashed unexpectedly,” said Rob Margetta, a spokesperson for the American National Science Foundation, which funds the observatory. Two cables supporting the 900-tonne telescopic instruments on a platform above the 305-meter-diameter dish broke on August 10 and November 6, respectively, for an unknown reason. The fallen cables pierced …
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