Category: Life in Green Bank

  • Wild, Wonderful, and Radio Quiet

    “Tucked away amidst the rolling Allegheny Mountains, Green Bank is home to one of the world’s premier astronomical observatories. There, radio telescopes tune in to the whispers of the universe, night and day. It’s a place unlike any other on Earth.” Highland Outdoors magazine shared a fantastic article about the Observatory. Read it here!

  • Four Children of GBO Staff Among Recipients of 2021 AUI Scholarship

    AUI has selected the recipients of its 2021 AUI Scholarship, who each will be awarded a $3,500 renewable scholarship ($14,000 over four years to each scholar) to support their academic careers. Fourteen outstanding high school seniors were selected based on their academic achievement, community involvement, and leadership skills. 

  • West Virginia Students Contact International Space Station LIVE

    How would you feel if you could talk to an astronaut, orbiting over 200-miles above you in space? Friday, May 7th at 8:00 AM EDT, students in rural West Virginia will experience this once in a lifetime opportunity. Green Bank Elementary-Middle School (GBEMS) will be contacting astronaut Mark Vande Hei on the International Space Station…

  • Staff volunteer in county wide road clean-up

    The Pocahontas County Convention & Visitors Bureau Make It Shine road clean-up campaign is underway with a goal of 125+ miles to be covered.  Motorists in the area should be cautious of people picking up trash next to the roadways and please slow down. This county wide effort will take place over the next two…

  • Observatory staff lead new sustainability intiatives

    The Green Bank Observatory employees established a sustainability committee in late 2020 to develop new initiatives for local residents to improve their environment and their lives. See more here.

  • Green Bank, Biking, & Mon Forest Towns

    Did you know that Green Bank is a Mon Forest Town? Several small towns located within the Monongahela National Forest are great locations for accessing a variety of recreational activities, from hiking and biking trails, to camping. Green Bank has been featured in the Mon Forest Towns website with a guide to biking on site.…

  • Observatory Director and Robotics Team Coach Helps Students Apply for Patent

    The Green Bank Elementary-Middle School Radioactive Robotics team created a handicap accessible door-opening mechanism to be used for opening long-handled doors like those at the Green Bank Observatory. Read the full story in the Pocahontas Times.

  • An Advocate for Internet Access

    The Green Bank Observatory is an advocate for internet access in our community. Green Bank, West Virginia is not the land of no internet – there are many misunderstandings about the Quiet Zone we hope to clear up.