Arecibo Observatory, the most powerful telescope in the world, located in Puerto Rico, was damaged Monday after a cable snapped and tore a large hole in the telescope’s reflector dish.The University of Central Florida manages the National Science Foundation facility, along with Universidad Ana G.
Mendez and Yang Enterprises. Located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, the telescope was still undergoing repairs from Hurricane Marie in 2017.
Despite causing $14 million in damages to the observatory the facility was open again seven days after the storm.According to a news release from UCF, an auxiliary cable that helps support the metal platform above the observatory broke around 2:45 a.m.