The iconic telescope, which had shut recently after sustaining earthquake damage, has now collapsed. Situated in Puerto Rico and constructed during th… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/341453/arecibo-observatory-has-now-totally-collapsed…
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Arecibo telescope receiver platform crashes onto dish
The telescope has been inoperable since mid-November, when multiple engineering companies reported that safety in and around it could not be guaranteed. Now their fears have come to pass. No one was injured. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/arecibo-telescope-receiver-platform-crashes-onto-dish…
Broken Arecibo telescope collapses, ending an era of alien-hunting
After two snapped cables damaged Arecibo Observatory’s radio telescope beyond repair, the iconic instrument has collapsed. Source: https://www.livescience.com/arecibo-telescope-collapses.html
Arecibo radio telescope, damaged beyond repair, seen from space
Satellites spotted gashes in the damaged Arecibo Observatory, which will be decommissioned. Source: https://www.livescience.com/arecibo-telescope-damage-from-space-satellite-photos.html
Losing Arecibo Observatory would create a hole that can’t be filled, scientists say
Arecibo Observatory is facing a mid-life crisis — or something much worse. Source: https://www.livescience.com/arecibo-observatory-science-impact-and-culture.html
NSF plans to decommission Arecibo Observatory’s 305m telescope due to safety concerns
Following a review of engineering assessments that found damage to the Arecibo Observatory cannot be stabilized without risk to construction workers and staff at the facility, the U.S. National Science Foundation will begin plans to decommission the 305-meter telescope, which for 57 years has served as a world-class resource for radio astronomy, planetary, solar system and geospace research. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-11-nsf-decommission-arecibo-observatory-305m.html…
The 1st intentional radio message to space was sent via Arecibo
Iconic Arecibo telescope is now slated for decommissioning. But its multi-faceted legacy will live on. In 1974, for example, Arecibo sent earthlings’ first intentional message to the cosmos. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/this-date-in-science-first-radio-signal-beamed-to-space…
NSF says Arecibo telescope will be dismantled
Heartbreaking news. After 57 years as a world-class resource for astronomy, the iconic Arecibo telescope is to be decommissioned, or withdrawn from service, the NSF announced today. The dish-type radio telescope – built into a natural depression in the landscape in Puerto Rico – appears to be headed for a “controlled disassembly.” Source: https://earthsky.org/space/arecibo-telescope-to-be-decommissioned…
Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope to close in blow to science
The National Science Foundation announced Thursday that it will close the huge telescope at the renowned Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico in a blow to scientists worldwide who depend on it to search for planets, asteroids and extraterrestrial life. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-11-huge-puerto-rico-radio-telescope.html…
Arecibo radio telescope, an icon of astronomy, is lost
The National Science Foundation (NSF) will decommission Arecibo Observatory’s massive radio dish after damage has made the facility too dangerous to repair, the agency announced today (Nov. 19). Source: https://www.livescience.com/arecibo-observatory-radio-telescope-to-be-destroyed.html