Category: arecibo observatory

Puerto Rico’s Arecibo radio telescope suffers serious damage

Post author By Randall
Post date August 12, 2020
Categories In arecibo observatory, asteroids, damage, gear, national science foundation, News, nsf, observatory, puerto rico, radio telescope, Science, Space, Tech, telescope, tomorrow, ucf, university of central florida

[ad_1] Unfortunately, this is not the first setback Arecibo has endured. It faced dire financial trouble in 2008 and again in 2016. Then, like much of Puerto Rico, the observatory suffered significant damage during Hurricane Maria. Things seemed to be turning around in 2018 when a group led by UCF took over operations from the […]

Arecibo Observatory nets $19 million grant to search for dangerous asteroids

Post author By Randall
Post date August 30, 2019
Categories In arecibo observatory, asteroid, asteroid mining, Nasa, national science foundation, near earth object, radio astronomy, radio telescope, Space, stem, Tech, tomorrow, university of central florida

[ad_1] Asteroids that are predicted to come within 5 million miles of the Earth are considered a potential threat by NASA. While that seems like a vast distance, gravity could shift an asteroid’s orbit closer and closer to Earth, eventually resulting in an impact. A proactive approach is certainly preferred for this type of work, […]