Arecibo Observatory News

The discovery is an example of progress in global efforts to characterize potentially hazardous asteroids and shows planetary defense programs at work.

A team from the observatory publish their findings ahead of Asteroid Day, a U.N. designation aimed at increasing awareness about the threats some asteroids pose.

An international team of astronomers have confirmed the existence of an asteroid, which shares the planet’s orbit and is only the second one ever to be discovered.

The Arecibo Observatory provided data about more than 40 pulsars over 15 years for the study.

The Biggest Dream, which debuts Dec. 1 in Puerto Rico, is a film that shares the legacy of one of mankind’s scientific wonders.

Data collected at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico was used to determine which asteroid would be target of NASA’s first test to deflect an asteroid.

A collaboration among UCF, the Arecibo Observatory and others wins Best High-Performance Computing (HPC) Collaboration Recognition for their efforts to preserve 50 years of data at the observatory.

The designations recognize the researchers’ impact on space science and showcase UCF’s impact on space exploration.

Solar flares jetting out from the sun and thunderstorms generated on Earth impact the planet’s ionosphere in different ways, which have implications for the ability to conduct long range communications.