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Waiting for a Signal From Arecibo

Puerto Rico is without power after Hurricane Maria, including the world’s second-largest radio telescope.
Source: Brennan Linsley / AP

Hurricane Maria knocked out power to all of Puerto Rico and its 3.5 million residents this week, including the researchers who kept watch over the the world’s second-largest radio telescope as the storm hit.

The Arecibo Observatory, located about 60 miles west of San Juan, on Monday planned observations and “hurricane-readiness procedures” to.

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