aricebo

Latest

  • AP Photo/Seth Shostak, SETI Institute

    Arecibo is monitoring potentially hazardous near-earth asteroid

    by 
    Rob LeFebvre
    Rob LeFebvre
    12.23.2017

    The iconic Arecibo radio telescope has faced quite a few challenges over the last ten years, including budget cuts, a funding crisis and damage from Hurricane Maria. While it may not be the largest radio telescope in the world anymore (that honor belongs to Russia's RATAN-600), Puerto Rico's device is still an important asset for detecting dangers to our planet. It's good news, then, that the telescope is up and running again to be able to check out near-Earth asteroid 3200 Phaethon.