Atmospheric Sciences

The CARLA project, lead by Arecibo Observatory (AO) scientist Dr. Jens Lautenbach (PI) and Dr. Pedrina Terra dos Santos (Co-I), was recently awarded funding by the Puerto Rico Science Technology & Research Trust. CARLA will deliver information about aerosol properties over time and altitude in order to study the dynamics of aerosol layers, including the Saharan Air Layer which influences cloud and hurricane formation and the air quality. Read More

The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico will launch a new series of programs to host junior and senior scientists at the observatory to boost the transfer of science knowledge and train the next generations of observatory users. Read More

Astronomy

Arecibo Observatory Open House at the 235th AAS meeting

Arecibo Observatory would like to cordially invite you all for the “Arecibo Observatory Open House'' during the 235th meeting of the American Astronomical Society at Honolulu, Hawaii. The Open House will be on January 7th from 1:30pm to 3:30pm. Refreshments will be served during the Open House. Read More

Engineering

October 17, 2019

The platform is expected to make robust information about planets, pulsars, asteroids and comets more easily accessible to scientists working at Arecibo and around the world.

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