Arecibo Observatory A cable broke and tore a hole in the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico on Monday. The telescope had just reopened to study a potentially dangerous asteroid, shortly after Tropical Storm Isaias passed over the island. It's unclear why the cable broke, but the facility is closed again as engineers assess the damage. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. One of the world's most prominent astronomical observatories has a hole. On Monday, a 3-inch-thick cable at the Arecibo Observatory broke, tearing a gash 100 feet long in the reflector dish of the 20-acre radio telescope in Puerto Rico.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Here's how astronomers took the first image of a black hole that's located 55 million light years awaySee Also:The Perseid meteor shower, which NASA says is the best of the year, peaks Tuesday night.

 

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