Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope collapses

By Danica Coto
Updated December 2 2020 - 12:29am, first published 12:24am
Scientists had previously said they planned to close the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.
Scientists had previously said they planned to close the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.

A huge radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has long played a key role in astronomical discoveries has collapsed, officials say.

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