In 1974, astronomers used the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico to beam a message from humanity to the stars, in one of the most well-known attempts to contact possible alien life. For the 44th ...

The Arecibo Observatory just can’t catch a break. Early Monday morning, a 3-inch thick cable that supports a platform high above the radio telescope failed, striking and damaging the dome that houses ...

On November 16, 1974, humans sent their first message to the stars in an attempt to contact extraterrestrials. They did this using what was then the largest radio telescope in the world, located at ...