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Are astronomers seeing a signal from giant black holes?
World-wide radio telescope network strengthens evidence for signal that may hint at ultra-low frequency gravitational waves An international team of astronomers has discovered what could be the early sign of a background signal arising from supermassive black holes, observed through low-frequency gravitational waves. These scientists are comparing data collected from several instruments, including the National…
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Do we understand gravity? The GBT says yes!
Einstein’s theory of relativity passes a range of precise tests set by pair of extreme stars The National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Telescope (GBT) was one of seven radio telescopes around the world whose combined observations of a Double Pulsar reinforce Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
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Green Bank Observatory a Catalyst for Next Decade of Astronomy Advancement
The Green Bank Observatory is poised to support and advance the priorities of the National Academies Astro2020 Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics.
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$3 million grant will expand Skynet telescope network, featuring Green Bank Observatory’s 20-meter telescope
Green Bank Observatory’s 20-meter telescope is a fundamental instrument in Skynet. A proposal submitted by an international team, led by professor Dan Reichart in the department of physics and astronomy of the University of North Carolina, has been selected to receive a $3 million grant from the Department of Defense’s National Defense Education Program (NDEP).…
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Astronomers Looked For Alien Civilization In Our Closest 1,300 Stars. Here’s What They Found.
The truth is out there, they say, but we haven’t come close to finding it yet. The Breakthrough Listen project has searched the closest 1,327 stars in our galaxy for hints of intelligent life and advanced civilizations. This extensive data was gathered using two of the world’s most powerful ground telescopes, the Green Bank Telescope…
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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!