Arecibo Observatory

ARECIBO, Puerto Rico -- In the tangled forests of Puerto Rico's steamy interior, suspended by steel cables strung from 300-foot

The Arecibo Observatory is located approximately 9 miles south-southwest from Arecibo, Puerto Rico (near the extreme southwestern corner of Arecibo pueblo). It is operated by Cornell University under

Site of the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, and recognized as one of the most important centers for research in radio astronomy, planetary radar and terrestrial aeronomy.

The Arecibo Observatory owned by Cornell University, is powerful enough to receive signals transmitted by a comparable telescope located 1,000 light-years away.

MSNBC - ARECIBO, Puerto Rico - In the tangled forests of Puerto Rico 's steamy interior, suspended by steel cables strung from 300-foot towers, an array of antennas hangs above an aluminum bowl 1,

Arecibo, which maps in detail neighboring planets, must find funding to close shortfall.