397 - The Devastating Collapse of the Arecibo Telescope

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English - December 15, 2020 03:00 - 10 minutes - 9.61 MB - ★★★★ - 217 ratings
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The Arecibo Telescope, featured in movies like "Contact" and "Goldeneye," collapsed in early December 2020 after 57 years of observing the universe. Here's what the telescope accomplished, and why its loss is a devastating blow to science.

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