The Arecibo Observatory prior to the collapse. The 900-ton platform suspended above the dish fell overnight. | Photo by Ricardo Arduengo / AFP via Getty Images
The massive Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed in on itself overnight. The catastrophic failure had been predicted by engineers after the telescope suffered...
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Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapses as engineers feared
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Published on December 2, 2020 - 01:30
Huge Arecibo observatory which featured in Bond film collapses | Oneindia News
A massive observatory in Puerto Rico which had featured in a James Bond movie and contributed to decades of research has collapsed. The news of the collapse comes just weeks after it was announced that the telescope would be pulled down amid safety fears. Watch the video for more.
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