After weeks of hanging precipitously due to snapped cables, the structure holding the world-famous Arecibo space telescope in Puerto Rico has collapsed. This is a tragic blow for scientists who use the observatory to learn the mysteries of outer space. Puerto Rican scientist Abel Méndez speaks to The World’s Marco Werman about what this means.
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