Phoenix began observations in February, 1995 using the Parkes 210 foot radio telescope in New South Wales, Australia (the ...

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

The National Science Foundation announced on Nov. 19,2020 that they will decommission the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. Damage to the observatory was deemed to dangerous to repair. [Arecibo ...

Constructed within a natural sinkhole in Puerto Rico, the 305-meter-wide Arecibo Telescope played a part in numerous discoveries, including the first detection of an exoplanet. It was the largest ...

In December 2020, the Arecibo Observatory’s radio telescope was destroyed when a catastrophic cable failure caused its 900-ton platform to collapse onto the iconic dish below. Now, the National ...

Although Arecibo Observatory is slated to become an education center, astronomers hope research might one day return to the site ...

Until its collapse last year, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico spent six decades tuned to the radio stations of the heavens. There is no plan to rebuild it, and astronomers are in mourning.

The famous Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, once home to the world's most powerful radio telescope, has reopened to visitors more than a year after the giant facility collapsed.

In this oral history, researchers chronicle the telescope’s brilliant career, its devastating collapse, and the legacy it leaves behind.

It suggested that, given the observatory’s importance to the island, perhaps the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico would like to pick up the bill for Arecibo’s operating expenses.

Daniel Alarcón on the uncertain future of the Arecibo Observatory, and the end of an era in space science.

Puerto Rico's governor signed an executive order approving $8 million to rebuild the Arecibo Observatory. The funds will be used to remove the debris and design a new telescope.