Arecibo Telescope Collapsed After Serving the Scientific Community for 57 Years

Wilsonelisa43005 Dec, 2020News

After speculation of collapse, the prophecy about the world�s largest single-aperture telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, became real. Giving 57 years of service, the Arecibo telescope helped humanity (especially radio astronomers) open new research gates in astronomy. When the second wire snapped in November 2020 after the first snap in August 2020, the National Space Foundation (NSF) decided to dismantle the telescope. NSF announced the fall of a 900-ton telescope onto a reflector dish on 1st December.