Author: Green Bank Observatory

  • Café closure

    Due to staff illness, the Starlight Café will be closed all day on Thursday, November 6th. We may need to close Friday as well. Pre-packaged snacks and bottled drinks will still be available at the Front Desk in the Science Center, and lunch is available at our Cafeteria from 11:00-2:00.  Thank you for your understanding.

  • Change in balance command

    We have released a change in the behavior of the Balance() command on the GBT.

  • NSF’s ongoing technical coordination with satellite constellation operators

  • Contents of the Fermi Bubbles and Related Topics

    Contents of the Fermi Bubbles and Related Topics The Green Bank Observatory is hosting a workshop May 5th to May 7th 2025 on the Fermi Bubbles in honor of Jay Lockman’s 50+ years of service to NRAO/GBO.  The Fermi Bubbles are a striking signature of the large-scale, multi-phase galactic outflow originating from the center of…

  • GBT Surveys of the 21-cm Sky

    ALPACA, the Advanced L-band Phased Array Camera for Astronomy, is a phased-array receiver capable of providing high sensitivity observations simultaneously for 40 beams on the GBT in the 1-2 GHz band.

  • NSF Green Bank Telescope Gets a New Coat of Protection

    Vital repainting project will extend lifespan of world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope The U.S. National Science Foundation Green Bank Observatory (NSF GBO) is embarking on a crucial maintenance project to protect the structural integrity of the NSF Green Bank Telescope (NSF GBT), the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope. The NSF GBT has been…

  • Astrobiology Teachers Workshop

    Join us for a 5-day Astrobiology Workshop geared towards Middle and High School Science Teachers, to be held at the U.S. National Science Foundation Green Bank Observatory! June 29 – July 4, 2025 During this conference, teachers will: Every day, you will collaborate with other teachers, engage in scientific lectures, participate in fun hands-on activities,…