But to obtain the same level of detail and resolution as the optical version, radio telescopes must have a much larger collection area. The largest radio telescope in the world, with a main reflector ...

One of the world's largest and most iconic radio telescopes collapsed on Tuesday. In its 57 years, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico revolutionized radio astronomy. It beamed messages to ...

The Arizona Radio Observatory's newly acquired 40-foot dish is probing far into the sky, and bringing new light to galaxies far, far away. The massively powerful radio telescope can detect galaxy ...

Radio telescopes observe by reflecting incoming radio waves to a point above the dish. A secondary reflector bounces the waves back toward the center of the dish, where feeds convert and send the ...

For 57 years, Arecibo telescope aided radio astronomy, ... An auxiliary cable broke in August and tore a 100-foot hole in the reflector dish and damaged the dome above it.

The world’s largest single-dish radio telescope can be a pain to maintain, so Chinese astronomers are using smart robots to make the job easier.

The massive Arecibo Observatory radio telescope, made famous in the James Bond movie GoldenEye and paid homage to in the classic Nintendo 64 game, completely collapsed early Tuesday morning. This ...

In August a broken cable that supported a metal equipment platform created a 100-foot (30-meter) gash to the Arecibo radio telescope's reflector dish.

A NASA-funded plan to build a large radio telescope on the moon's far side is nearing final approval and could become a reality by the 2030s, researchers say. The ambitious project will help ...

A NASA-funded plan to build a large radio telescope on the moon's far side is nearing final approval and could become a reality by the 2030s, researchers say. The ambitious project will help safeguard ...