With the death of Arecibo, an era ends for radio astronomy
A snapped cable has irreparably damaged the dishNov 25th 2020ARECIBO OBSERVATORY was conceived in an era of space-age monumentalism, an imposition of geometry onto geology as striking in its simplicity and scale as the greatest brutalist architecture. When the James Bond franchise, in its pomp a showcase for iconic 1960s design, eventually got around to…