Scientists at the Arecibo Observatory (AO) have teamed up with UCF professors in the College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL) to establish a world-class virtual facility to implement innovative atmospheric-sensing technology in Puerto Rico. + Read More

Forty-eight tons (44,000 kilograms) of material from space fall onto the Earth each year. These meteoroids experience ablation and sputtering in the atmosphere, leaving behind metal and ion deposits that form thin layers in the ionosphere. Read More