A video captured by the U.S. Coast Guard showed the heroic rescue of a cruise ship passenger near Puerto Rico. In a Thursday, ...

Video released by the United States Coast Guard shows crews airlifting a passenger from a cruise ship off Puerto Rico on ...

Junellie González Quiles peered into her first telescope when she was 10 years old and what she saw were stars, planets, and a doorway into a world of science made possible by Puerto Rico’s iconic ...

A WorldView satellite image of Arecibo Observatory's 305-meter radio telescope after the observing platform fell into the dish Dec. 1. Credit: Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies WASHINGTON — The ...

For 57 years, the telescope has been a major tool used to explore the cosmos. In a major blow to the astronomy community, the National Science Foundation announced Thursday it will begin plans to ...

The massive Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed in on itself overnight. The catastrophic failure had been predicted by engineers after the telescope suffered two major cable malfunctions over ...

Engineers predicted it might happen, and last night it did - the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed in on itself overnight. NSF is saddened by this development. As we move forward, we will ...

The famous Arecibo Observatory had been in service for 57 years. Scientists, students and Puerto Ricans are among those mourning the collapse of the iconic radio telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The ...

The telescope structure is in danger of a catastrophic failure. The structure should be demolished in a controlled way as soon as pragmatically possible. In its 57 years of operation, it endured ...

Scientists mourned the collapse on Tuesday of one of the most powerful telescopes on the Earth, managed by the University of Central Florida and owned by the U.S. National Science Foundation. The ...

Nearly two months after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, many residents are still without power and struggling to get access to water, food, and basic services. This week, a failed transmission ...