Junellie González Quiles peered into her first telescope when she was 10 years old and what she saw were stars, planets, and a doorway into a world of science made possible by Puerto Rico’s iconic ...
The Arecibo Observatory radio telescope has been used to track asteroids and meteorites near the Earth for years Arecibo Observatory, the famed radio telescope in Puerto Rico, has collapsed after ...
For 57 years, the telescope has been a major tool used to explore the cosmos. In a major blow to the astronomy community, the National Science Foundation announced Thursday it will begin plans to ...
On November 16, 1974, humans sent their first message to the stars in an attempt to contact extraterrestrials. They did this using what was then the largest radio telescope in the world, located at ...
The famous Arecibo Observatory had been in service for 57 years. Scientists, students and Puerto Ricans are among those mourning the collapse of the iconic radio telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The ...
Editor's Note, November 30: Arecibo Observatory’s suspended platform collapsed around 8 a.m. local time. No one was hurt, according to observatory guards. One of the world’s most venerable radio ...
A WorldView satellite image of Arecibo Observatory's 305-meter radio telescope after the observing platform fell into the dish Dec. 1. Credit: Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies WASHINGTON — The ...