Southern hemisphere’s largest radio telescope joins search for extraterrestrial techMeerKAT will increase the number of targets that Breakthrough Listen can observe by a thousand fold.By K. Holt, 12.01.2022
Hitting the Books: What exactly did Jodi Foster hear in 'Contact'?A real life astronomer breaks down what the 1997 film got right, and wrong.By A. Tarantola, 09.04.2021
China's huge FAST telescope will open to scientists globally in AprilForeign astronomers will get 10 percent of observation time.By S. Dent, 01.04.2021
Puerto Rico commits $8 million to rebuild Arecibo telescopeIt likely won't be enough, but it's a start.By J. Fingas, 12.31.2020
Recent damage to the Arecibo telescope could keep it offline for monthsCrews are still assessing the damage caused by a broken cable.By C. Fisher, 08.19.2020
Puerto Rico’s Arecibo radio telescope suffers serious damageA broken cable caused a 100-foot-long gash in the world's second-largest telescope.By C. Fisher, 08.12.2020
China's giant radio telescope will start searching for aliens in SeptemberFAST will scan the skies for life in addition to its usual exploration.By J. Fingas, 06.01.2020
Arecibo Observatory nets $19 million grant to search for dangerous asteroidsThe radio telescope will also research space mining candidates.By M. DeAngelis, 08.30.2019
Australia Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder goes live as the world's quickest radio telescopeBy J. Fingas, 10.05.2012
IBM cluster powers Murchison Widefield Array's radio telescope, answers mysteries of the universe faster than ever (video)By J. Fingas, 07.24.2012
Russia's RadioAstron telescope finally set to launch, blanket space with its radio eyeBy A. Toor, 07.17.2011
SKA radio telescope to pump out more data than the internet in 2020, spot ALF before he landsBy C. Trout, 07.12.2011