ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO — For 57 years, until 2016, the Arecibo Observatory was the largest telescope on Earth.
But that legacy came crashing down last week, just when a regional earthquake's wave..
The National Science Foundation released video of the moment the damaged Arecibo Observatory radio telescope collapsed in Puerto Rico. It happened on Tuesday, December 1, 2020.
A radio telescope in Puerto Rico is completely destroyed after collapsing. The 900-ton receiver platform plummeted more than 400 feet, crashing onto the reflector dish below.
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