The telescope was one of the largest in the world and has been a tool for many astronomical discoveries since the 1960s. Photo: AP The telescope was one of the largest in the world and has been a tool for many astronomical discoveries since the 1960s. Photo: AP
The telescope was one of the largest in the world and has been a tool for many astronomical discoveries since the 1960s. Photo: AP
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Massive Arecibo radio telescope featured in James Bond movie collapses

  • Two of the cables that held the platform over the radio dish had snapped this year
  • On Tuesday, a 900-tonne receiver platform plunged almost 140 metres onto dish below

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Updated: 8:11pm, 2 Dec, 2020

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The telescope was one of the largest in the world and has been a tool for many astronomical discoveries since the 1960s. Photo: AP The telescope was one of the largest in the world and has been a tool for many astronomical discoveries since the 1960s. Photo: AP
The telescope was one of the largest in the world and has been a tool for many astronomical discoveries since the 1960s. Photo: AP
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