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 ...

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 ...

What does the discovery of a binary pulsar in 1974, the discovery of the first exoplanets, and the most powerful message humans have ever sent out into space all have in common? They all happened at ...

The telescope is an icon in science, culture and Puerto Rican society. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Editor's note: The ...

Arecibo Observatory must scientifically reinvent itself even as it continues mourning its iconic radio telescope and cleaning up its debris. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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 ...

Today, the National Science Foundation (NSF) released shocking footage of the collapse of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. The video, captured on December 1st, shows the moment when support ...

The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, the largest radio telescope in the world until 2016, is temporarily out of commission after a snapped auxiliary cable cut through the reflector dish early ...

The National Science Foundation said Thursday it will decommission the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, after 57 years in which the famous radio telescope has helped scientists study deep space.

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 ...

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 — ...