Snapped Cable Damage Shuts Down Arecibo Observatory
Credit: Arecibo Observatory
Operations at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico have been suspended after the telescope’s reflector dish was damaged by a snapped cable, the University of Central Florida (UCF), which co-manages the National Science Foundation facility, said on Aug. 11. An auxiliary cable that helps support a metal...
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