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

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 ...

Scientists' reactions range from joy to cautious optimism at the news that the iconic Arecibo Observatory — often used to pose the question, "Are we alone?" — will continue operations after enduring a ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. A mere two weeks after the National Science ...

It has been two months since Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico on September 20, downing power lines, damaging buildings, and knocking out water supplies across the island. During the devastation, a ...

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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 ...

For more than 50 years, the Arecibo Observatory has served as one of the world's most important lenses. It's looked out into the cosmos in search of potentially hazardous asteroids, and potentially ...

The Arecibo Observatory's enormous radio telescope collapsed on Tuesday morning. Its 900-ton platform crashed into the 1,000-foot-side disk below, yanking down the tops of three support towers as it ...