Astronomers are still reeling from the loss of iconic Arecibo radio telescope – Space.com

The collapse of the iconic radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory
in Puerto Rico last month has left astronomers with a host of questions about what went wrong and what comes next.
During a virtual town hall event held at the 237th conference of the American Astronomical Society on Monday (Jan. 11), officials at the National Science Foundation (NSF), which owns the facility, offered the most detailed recounting to date of the events that led to the telescope’s uncontrolled collapse
on Dec….

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