- Asteroid Visiting Earth’s Neighborhood Brings its Own Face Mask 23 Apr, 2020
- REU Students’ Research & Presentations01 Apr, 2020
- Transforming the Arecibo Observatory into a Classroom31 Mar, 2020
- Arecibo Observatory re-enters VLBI network with 21st-century backend31 Mar, 2020
- JWST Workshop 31 Mar, 2020
- Management Update (COVID-19, Eartquakes, Transmitters)27 Mar, 2020
- NANOGrav Meeting Hosted at UCF27 Mar, 2020
- AO Colloquium: Dr. Michael Denton 27 Mar, 2020
- AO Colloquium: Dr. Alain Herique27 Mar, 2020
- REU Student Mishaal Jan Publishes Summer Research Study about Massive Star Forming Region26 Mar, 2020
- AO helps detect Magnetar in the Cow26 Mar, 2020
- Pulsar Astronomy and Physics at the Arecibo Observatory with Dr. Joanna Rankin26 Mar, 2020
- AO Science at AAS, AOGS26 Mar, 2020
- GBO/AO Single Dish and Observer Training Workshops (May 11-20, 2020)05 Feb, 2020
- Arecibo Observatory update after recent earthquakes09 Jan, 2020
- The Arecibo Observatory Congratulates Dr. Martha P. Haynes, Recipient of 2019 Bruce Gold Medal11 Dec, 2019
First Asteroid Detection since Hurricane Maria
Byadmin04 January 2018 Planetary
Planetary
December 12, 2017
NASA-funded Arecibo Planetary Radar system was tested for the first time since hurricane Maria with a successful detection of near-Earth asteroid 2007 AG. This object at its closest approach to Earth will be some 0.059 AU and is estimated to be 300 meters in diameter
The Planetary Radar Science group is a department of the Arecibo Observatory, which is an NSF facility operated under cooperative agreement by SRI International, Universities Space Research Association (USRA), and la Universidad Metropolitana (UMET). The Arecibo Observatory Planetary Radar program is fully funded through grants to USRA from NASA's Near-Earth Object Observations program (Grants NNX12AF24G and NNX13AQ46G). The Planetary Radar Science group is also partnered with the Center for Lunar Science and Exploration node (USRA-Lunar and Planetary Institute/NASA-Johnson Space Center) of the NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute program.
More information about the Arecibo Observatory - Planetary Radar Science Group can be found at http://www.AreciboObservatory.org/planetary
Technical Contact
Edgard G. Rivera-Valentín
Universities Space Research Association
281-486-2198
ervalentin@usra.edu