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Arecibo Observatory has more science to do despite iconic radio telescope’s collapse – Space.com
Arecibo Observatory must scientifically reinvent itself even as it continues mourning its iconic radio telescope and cleaning up its debris.
For decades, the words “Arecibo Observatory
” was shorthand for the facility’s massive radio telescope, one of those rare instruments that reached icon status beyond its core science community.
But cable failures shattered the telescope and much of its vast dish last year, forcing the observatory to take stock of what science it can still do without the iconic telescope. In the months since the Puerto Rican telescope
‘s fall, scientists at the site have rallied by looking ahead to the immediate…
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