More Problems for Arecibo

[Dataman]

Another cable breaks.

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/11/second-cable-breaks-puerto-rico-s-arecibo-telescope?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=bf07df38ba-briefing-dy-20201111&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-bf07df38ba-45627838

[Sean]

I heard about that, I hadn't seen the photo from the first one though, that's a lot of damage. :(

[chooka03]

That is a lot of damage!
I think it's on borrowed time.

[Mike Mitchell]

What a shame. It's such an iconic structure, even without taking its important work into consideration. I hope they can get the funding to repair, and perhaps upgrade, it

[Dataman]

NSF has decided to decommission and dismantle the iconic telescope.

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/11/famed-arecibo-telescope-brink-collapse-will-be-dismantled

[Mike Mitchell]

I was afraid that may happen once the Chinese had advanced the construction of theirs enough to indicate it would be completed.   

[NudgeyNR]

Most disappointing to see it be completely removed. I just wish SETI@home still had wu's for us to crunch. I fail to see how SETI has enough data when they barely scratched the surface considering how vast our universe is. Will be a sad day when they complete the destruction.

[Sean]

Seems like there was no way to safely repair it. :(

[Dataman]

Catastrophic collapse!

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/arecibo-telescope-collapses-ending-57-year-run?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=cb475c9587-briefing-dy-20201201&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-cb475c9587-45627838 

[Sean]

Wow, I guess they weren't wrong that it could collapse any time. :(

[Dataman]

Awesome footage of the collapse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3AASKr_iHc&feature=emb_logo

[Mike Mitchell]

That was impressive video.