Hurricane Maria did major damage to the Puerto Rican telescope in 2017 that lead to the collapse of this world class iconic radio telescope 3 years later after failing to get funded and maintained. It was the largest for the USA by a long shot at 305 meters. China’s FAST became the largest at 500 meters in 2016. This is Trump’s (2017-2020) legacy for Puerto Rico.

  • aeronmelon@lemmy.world
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    25 days ago

    It was featured in Goldeneye and Contact back in the 1990s.

    I really liked that dish as a structure, such a shame it was allowed to just waste away.