astronomía

Increased light pollution harms training of future generations of Puerto Rican astronomers

The phenomenon increased at an annual rate of 9.6% between 2011 and 2022. Every week during the spring, when the sun sets, 30…

Nuevos cursos de Astronomía para Aficionados en el Recinto de Cupey de la UAGM

El Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo Sustentable del Recinto de Cupey de la Universidad Ana G. Méndez (UAGM), en…

CienciaPR busca voluntarios para charlas en escuelas del Depto. de Educación

Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR) busca profesionales en las áreas de STEM para servir como voluntarios ofreciendo charlas en…

Red internacional ofrecerá taller en enseñanza astronomía-Maestros ciencia 6to-12mo

Maestros(as) de ciencias de 6to-12mo grado de escuelas públicas: Le invitamos a considerar una oportunidad única de…

Puerto Rican students selected to research internship to study galaxies at Arecibo Observatory

Young Puerto Rican students Dianaly Cortés Rivera was selected to a research internship to study galaxies at the Arecibo…

Astronomers Without Borders and CienciaPR to Distribute Telescopes to Underserved Schools in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, PR – Starting this summer, children from all arond Puerto Rico will be able to explore space from their schools’…

Asteroid named to honor Puerto Rican scientist

The International Astronomical Union named an asteroid 33012 Eddie Irizarry, in honor of the Puerto Rican scientist and…

Total solar eclipses rare in Puerto Rico

Due to its limited territorial expansion, annular or total solar eclipses in Puerto Rico are rare. You can read the full…

Arecibo Observatory helps solve mystery in galaxy far away

Astronomers identified, for the first time, the location of repetitive emissions called fast radio bursts (FRB) to a galaxy 2.5…

Mercury will be visible at sunset these coming days

The Astronomy Society of Puerto Rico informed that the planet Mercury will be seen everyday after sunset until approximatelly…