Video footage shows dramatic moment Arecibo Radio Telescope collapses

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The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has released two video clips showing the exact moment a series of cables at the Arecibo Radio Telescope snapped, sending the 900-ton receiver platform crashing into the reflector dish over 100 meters below.

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