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Broken cable damages Arecibo Radio Observatory

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    Qis
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    That's a brutal break, and a sad bit of news. I have long described the Arecibo dish as my favorite astronomical observation project. Tough year for that realm of interests. I hope they will...

    That's a brutal break, and a sad bit of news. I have long described the Arecibo dish as my favorite astronomical observation project. Tough year for that realm of interests. I hope they will rebuild soon, it is worth rescuing.

    8 votes
    1. balooga
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      No kidding, the headline doesn't do it justice. Pretty terrible. Also, tangentially, I had no idea the observatory was managed by UCF and not a local organization.

      No kidding, the headline doesn't do it justice. Pretty terrible. Also, tangentially, I had no idea the observatory was managed by UCF and not a local organization.

      3 votes