Arecibo Observatory telescope equipped with a wideband cryogenic system to broaden its abilities
Undergraduate trainees from the Enhancing and Nurturing Careers in Astronomy with New Training Opportunities (ENCANTO) program are one group that has actually carried out research study utilizing the Arecibo Observatory's 12-meter telescope and its brand-new cooled receiver. Credit: Anish Roshi
Built within a natural sinkhole in Puerto Rico, the 305-meter-wide Arecibo Telescope played a part in various discoveries, consisting of the very first detection of an exoplanet. It was the biggest radio telescope in the United States from 1963 till it collapsed in 2020.
Given that 2011, the Arecibo Observatory has actually likewise been home to a 2nd, smaller sized radio telescope. In a brand-new Radio Sc...