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Watch: Enormous radio telescope, featured in Hollywood films, collapses in Puerto Rico

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Watch: Enormous radio telescope, featured in Hollywood films, collapses in Puerto Rico

Watch: Enormous radio telescope, featured in Hollywood films, collapses in Puerto Rico

The Arecibo Observatory was featured in Hollywood films including "Contact" in 1997 and the James Bond film "Goldeneye" in 1995.


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