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        • Educational Programs

          In this section you will discover our educational offerings here at Green Bank Observatory. Be part of the science!


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        • Science at the Green Bank Observatory

          Learn about our scientific programs, meetings and workshops, our staff, and more


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        • Users Portal Page

          In this section observers will find information for using our telescopes.


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          Find news, updates, and information for the media – including information on media visits and public photography on site.


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        • About the Green Bank Observatory

          Learn more about our history and our facility in the sections below.

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  • Alyssa Goodman, Drake Lecture Award Winner

    Award honoring legacy of Frank Drake returns April 23rd to Green Bank Observatory Watch a recording of this lecture here.

    2022-04-13

  • Drake Lecture: Alyssa Goodman

    Saturday April 23rd, 7pm Dr. Alyssa Goodman is a Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University and a Research Associate at Smithsonian Institution. She will share her amazing experience as an astronomer and about data visualization as the next frontier in astronomy and astrophysics.  The Drake Lecture honors the legacy of Frank Drake, who created his […]

    2022-04-07

  • Drake Lecture

    Dr. Frank Drake, the Lectureship’s namesake, has had a long and distinguished career that began at the Observatory in Green Bank. His scientific achievements include discovery of the radiation belts of Jupiter, and the measurements and characterization of the radio sources at the center of the Milky Way. He also contributed to our understanding of […]

    2023-01-18

  • Summer Science Newsletter (Special Edition for June #AAS240)

    Summer Science Newsletter (Special Edition for June #AAS240)

    2022-06-09

  • West Virginia Dark Skies Initiative

    Join us in showing what a beautiful night sky view we have from West Virginia!

    2020-04-14

  • The Observer – Special AAS 235 Edition

    Note from the Director By the time this newsletter reaches publication, we will have entered into the 2020’s, and will likewise have marked the 6th decade of radio astronomy and education programs here in Green Bank, West Virginia.

    2020-01-06

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