On Aug. 10, 2020, one of the massive cables supporting the Arecibo Observatory radio telescope's science platform failed, leaving a 100-foot gash in the radio dish below.

The Arecibo Observatory suffered a massive collapse. A control room camera and drone captured the devastation. Credit: ...

Arecibo Observatory is the rare scientific facility that has not only revolutionized the way we see our solar system and our universe, but also become a pop-culture icon.

The Arecibo Observatory is the science icon for Puerto Rico and we take pride in it because of its impact on Puerto Rico and the world.” The economic impact of losing the observatory ...

Years after the collapse of the Arecebo telescope data from the radio observatory has helped SETI scientists probe the ...

Arecibo Observatory, via Associated Press Kevin Ortiz Ceballos , a physics student and aspiring astronomer at the University of Puerto Rico, said in an email that it had always been his dream to ...

The 900-ton platform suspended above the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico came crashing down, a scenario that many engineers suspected might happen. The collapse comes after the facility ...

The world-famous Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, known for helping scientists peer into deep space and listen for distant radio waves, is set to be decommissioned and demolished after ...

The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has collapsed, after weeks of concern from scientists over the fate of what was once the world's largest single-dish radio telescope. Arecibo's 900-ton ...

The Arecibo Observatory was the largest radio telescope in the world and a point of pride for Puerto Ricans, whether they were in science or not. About 90,000 islanders and tourists visited the ...

Arecibo Observatory is the rare scientific facility that has not only revolutionized the way we see our solar system and our universe, but also become a pop-culture icon.

The Arecibo Observatory is the science icon for Puerto Rico and we take pride in it because of its impact on Puerto Rico and the world.” The economic impact of losing the observatory ...