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The world’s second-largest radio telescope crashed on Tuesday morning. The Arecibo Observatory’s 900-ton platform, which sent and received radio waves and suspended 450 feet (140 meters) in the air, crashed into a 1,000-foot (300-meter wide) disc below. When it fell, it pulled down along the tops of the three surrounding …

The famous Are Resibo Observatory Telescope in Puerto Rico, which was once starring in the James Bond film, crashed on Tuesday when its 900-ton receiver sank 450 feet (140 meters) on a radio dish below the platform. Engineers recently warned of the dire state of the giant constitution, and the …