Here are 10 of Arecibo’s Coolest Achievements
18.12.20 | Cuca Margoux
Ice on Mercury, pulsar planets and a greeting to aliens are just some of the radio telescope’s hits.
The sun has set on the iconic Arecibo telescope.
Since 1963, this behemoth radio telescope in Puerto Rico has observed everything from space rocks whizzing past Earth to mysterious blasts of radio waves from distant galaxies. But on December 1, the 900-metric-ton platform of scientific instruments above the dish came crashing down, demolishing the telescope and spelling the end of Arecibo’s observing days.
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