Thursday, November 19, 2020

Arecibo to be Decommissioned and Demolished

 And in sad news, assessment of the damage to Arecibo has led to three independent firms recommending the demolition of the dish.

The structure has become so unstable that the risk to human life of trying to repair it is unacceptably high.

The rest of the observatory will stay in use, primarily for educational purposes.

This is very sad news, but not at all unexpected.

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