The center at the site of the Arecibo Observatory district in Puerto Rico is anticipated to open in November. #NewsismyBusiness
Arecibo C3 will include a research laboratory and a hands-on, interactive science center open to the public. #NewsismyBusiness
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Applications are now available for the 2020 Arecibo Observatory Research Experience for Undergraduates and Teachers program (REUT), funded by the National Science Foundation. The program provides those selected an opportunity to work on a research project or help with instrument development with the scientists at the observatory. The observatory is home to one of the […]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has just invested $19 million into the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico to “gain a lot of knowledge about asteroids.” NASA awarded the University of Central Florida — which manages the site on behalf of National Science Foundation — the four-year grant to observe and characterize near-Earth objects (NEO) […]
Universities Space Research Association, (USRA) one of the entities that manages Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, announced actions it has undertaken to support Observatory staff as they recover from Hurricane María.
WASHINGTON — Puerto Rico’s iconic Arecibo Observatory is looking to raise money and boost its international profile as the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary this October.
The National University College Arecibo campus and the Arecibo Radiotelescope have signed a special agreement designating the latter facility as the new internship center for students enrolled in Telecommunications Electronic Engineering associate degree courses.
Nearly 50 years after it was founded in Arecibo, the world’s foremost single-dish radio telescope facility is the focus of a massive redevelopment project that calls for the construction of a hotel and planetarium to the tune of $50 million, government and facility officials said Tuesday.
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