Arecibo Observatory to be decommissioned

The National Science Foundation announced on Nov. 19,2020 that they will decommission the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. Damage to the observatory was deemed to dangerous to repair. -- Arecibo radio telescope, an icon of astronomy, is lost: https://www.space.com/arecibo-observatory-radio-telescope-to-be-destroyed Credit: Space.com / footage courtesy: National Science Foundation / produced & edited by [Steve Spaleta](http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)