Arecibo joins global network to create 6,000-mile telescope

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 15:49 in Astronomy & Space

On May 22, Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico joined other telescopes in North America, South America, Europe and Africa in simultaneously observing the same targets, simulating a telescope more than 6,800 miles (almost 11,000 kilometers) in diameter.

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