In 1974, the famous Arecibo Message was sent into space, humanity's first and only attempt at messaging extraterrestrial intelligence.
Observational astronomy is dependent on its data, and therefore also dependent on the instruments that collect that data. So when…
The National Science Foundation released two different videos today showing the collapse of the Arecibo Observatory, as it happened on…
Early this morning, the 900-ton instrument platform suspended above the Arecibo Observatory collapsed and crashed down on the iconic telescope’s…
In the wake of a second structural failure, the NSF has announced that the iconic Arecibo Observatory will be decommissioned…
Another main cable that supports the Arecibo Observatory broke last week, falling onto the reflector dish and causing more damage.…
The Arecibo Observatory suffered some serious damage last month, but an assessment and investigation is underway and repairs will follow!
The iconic Arecibo Observatory recently suffered some damage when a support cable broke and created a large gash in the…
The iconic Arecibo Radio Observatory has been a mainstay in science and science fiction. This Puerto Rico-based radio telescope was…
A recent survey conducted by the Arecibo Observatory detected a strange radio signal coming from Ross 128, a star system…