Author: Green Bank Observatory

  • 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,…

  • Semester 2025B

    The National Radio Astronomy Observatory/Green Bank Observatory (NRAO/GBO) Call for Proposals for the Semester 2025B will close on Wednesday, 29 January at 22:00 UTC (5:00 P.M. ET). The Semester 2025B Proposal Call information can be viewed here.

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 25A Semester

    Proposal Call The Green Bank Observatory (GBO) invites scientists to participate in the 2025A Semester Call for Proposals for the Green Bank Telescope (GBT). The submission deadline for Semester 2025a proposals is Wednesday, 31 July 2024, at 17:00 EDT (21:00 UTC). The deadline is for the 25A semester observing period on the GBT: 1 February…

  • Small Town Universe

    Film explores life in Green Bank