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An open investigation to determine the causes of the Arecibo collapse – Perfect Market Research

An ongoing investigation into the collapse of the legendary Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico suggests that a flaw in the placement of one of the structure’s auxiliary…

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An ongoing investigation into the collapse of the legendary Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico suggests that a flaw in the placement of one of the structure’s auxiliary cables may have contributed to its failure.
Arecibo collapse: the bottom lineThe science platform of the Arecibo telescope, which weighed 900 tons, was suspended above the vast radio dish by three dozen cables. Last August, one of these cables came out of its socket. Then, before it could be reattached, a second cable collapsed….

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