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Arecibo radio telescope goes dark after mysterious destruction

A massive radio telescope made famous as the backdrop for a pivotal scene in the James Bond film “GoldenEye” and other Hollywood hits was found suddenly out of commission after cables mysteriously snapped and smashed into the facility’s main dish. Jeff Glor hears from the Arecibo Observatory’s director about what scientists are doing to get the telescope operational. Source

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