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Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope to close
The National Science Foundation will close the Arecibo Observatory telescope in Puerto Rico after August and November cable failures damaged the dish and dome. Safety concerns and long term instability led NSF to terminate operations, altering research on planets, asteroids and more. Scientists worldwide mourn the loss of a key facility.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
National Science Foundation
Arecibo Observatory
NSF
Sean Jones
Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate
Arecibo
Defense Department
Jodie Foster
Earth
Associated Press
Ashley Zanderer
Disney
Edgard Rivera-Valentin
Universities Space Research Association
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Texas
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
Statue of Liberty
Arecibos
Culebra
Wolszczan
U.S