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The investigation into why a cable mysteriously broke on the Arecibo Observatory has begun – Space.com
The surprise failure damaged the giant radio telescope’s reflector dish.
A satellite image taken by one of Planet’s SkySat satellites shows the damaged radio dish at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. The image was captured at 10:50 a.m. EDT (1450 GMT) on Aug. 10, 2020, about eight hours after a support cable broke and smashed into the dish. (Image credit: Planet Labs, Inc.)
Officials at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico still don’t know what caused a cable failure that severely damaged the facility’s iconic radio telescope this week, forcing it to shut do…
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