The Telescope That Got Shot (2023)

In 2010, an Australian tourist on a fishing trip in Chile shot a hole through the 4-meter Víctor M. Blanco Telescope's mirror at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. The bullet struck the mirror's center, shattering a 5.5-inch area but leaving the rest functional. The suspect was arrested, fined, and deported, though his motive for the shooting remains unclear.