In the backcountry of Puerto Rico, hidden from prying eyes by round, misty hills, sits one of the world’s great astronomical facilities: the Arecibo Observatory. Conceived in the aftermath of the ...

Before-and-after images of the Arecibo Observatory show a dramatic collapse that ended an era in space research. Astronomers mourned the loss of the observatory, which faced natural disasters. For ...

For decades, the Arecibo Observatory was one of the most powerful scientific instruments ever built, capable of mapping ...

The National Science Foundation announced on Nov. 19,2020 that they will decommission the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.

Editor's note: The National Science Foundation will decommission Arecibo's radio telescope, the agency announced on Nov. 19. Read the full story here. Arecibo Observatory is facing a mid-life crisis — ...

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Whatever replaces the destroyed radio telescope will likely be smaller than the original, but a group of astronomers is arguing that its size won't matter. Reading time 2 minutes It’s been two and a ...

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 in Puerto Rico collapsed Tuesday, officials confirmed to the Associated Press, bringing an official end to the radio telescope’s nearly six-decade tenure as an essential tool ...

The Arecibo Observatory, a legendary radio telescope nestled in the lush mountains of Puerto Rico, has served as an essential lookout into the cosmos for nearly six decades. From tracking asteroids to ...