We are pleased to announce that this year the Arecibo and Green Bank Observatories are organizing the 2020 GBO/AO single dish (May 11-15) and observer training workshop (May 16-17) which will be held at the Green Bank Observatory, WV.

Dear AO Stakeholders, As you know Puerto Rico has been impacted with a series of significant earthquakes throughout thIs past week. All AO staff members are safe and our technical teams have completed preliminary visual analysis of the primary structure and have found no immediate damage/ issues, however a more detailed inspection needs to be completed once the aftershocks subside. Read More

Dr. Martha P. Haynes, Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University, has been awarded the 2019 Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal in recognition of her role as an international leader and pioneer of radio studies of galaxies. Read More

In efforts of unifying both the scientific community and the general public, the Arecibo Observatory (AO) has developed a new platform to open a space of conversation for experts in their fields to further expose their research to a broader audience. Read More