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Re:Arecibo telescope, on the brink of collapse, will be dism... by fennecfoxen on Thursday November 19, 2020 @03:17PM (#25153857)
The structure holds the instruments through which they conduct science.
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Re:Arecibo telescope, on the brink of collapse, will be dism... by dougmany on Thursday November 19, 2020 @04:29PM (#25154607)
>Ralph Gaume, director of NSF’s astronomy division, said at the briefing the agency wants to preserve other instruments at the site, as well as the visitor and outreach center.

It sounds like the big fancy telescope will stop conducting science but these huge projects tend to attract ancillary projects.

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