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Giant Arecibo SETI Telescope Could Collapse After Mysterious Damage – Futurism
“They are doing what can be done. I’m still really worried that they can’t do enough.”
Risk of Collapse
The massive alien hunting radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is at risk of collapse after several support cables failed and left long gashes in the structure, National Geographic reports.
One auxiliary cable slipped from its socket in August, leaving a 100-foot gash in the reflective panels of the 1,000 foot wide radio telescope dish.
While scientists told The New York Times the event was just another bump in the road at the time, a second main support cable…
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