Investigation begins into damage at one of the world’s most iconic observatories – Armenian Reporter

This week, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico an iconic facility made famous by movies like Contact and Goldeneye had to halt observations of the Universe after a structural cable failed, punching a hole in the facilitys giant reflector dish. Operators of the observatory say the overall facility is mostly fine, but theyre working to figure out exactly what went wrong.
The majority of that primary reflector is in good shape.
The majority of that primary reflector is in good shape, but our f…

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