Arecibo Observatory

Science / Space

Video: Arecibo Observatory Telescope Collapses, Ending Era Of World-Class Research

Bill Chappell

Astronomers compare losing the observatory in Puerto Rico to losing a big brother. It was once the world's largest single-dish radiotelescope.

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