[ExI] Arecibo radio telescope to be closed down

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Arecibo radio telescope, an icon of astronomy, is lost
By Meghan Bartels - Space.com Senior Writer  Nov 19, 2020

Arecibo Telescope's illustrious scientific career is over.
<https://www.space.com/arecibo-observatory-radio-telescope-to-be-destroyed>

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) will decommission Arecibo
Observatory's massive radio dish after damage has made the facility
too dangerous to repair, the agency announced today (Nov. 19).

The announcement came as scientists awaited a verdict about the fate
of the iconic observatory after damage to the complex cabling
supporting a 900-ton science platform suspended over the dish.
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This is a big loss to science.  :(

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