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
That is a lot of damage!
I think it's on borrowed time.
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
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
:cry
I was afraid that may happen once the Chinese had advanced the construction of theirs enough to indicate it would be completed. :banghead
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.
:cry
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
Awesome footage of the collapse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3AASKr_iHc&feature=emb_logo
That was impressive video.