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GBT & FAST reveal new origins of bright radio flashes in the Universe
Scientists using the National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Telescope (GBT) and China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) have teamed up to shed light on the origin of the thousands of mysterious fast radio bursts that hit the Earth each day from locations far beyond the Milky Way.
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Are we alone? New grant supports citizen science searching for intelligent life with the GBT
The Planetary Society has awarded nearly $50,000 to UCLA Professor Jean-Luc Margot for a new citizen science project using the Green Bank Telescope (GBT), “Are We Alone? A Citizen-Science-Enabled Search for Technosignatures.”
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Orion rising over GBT (taken by WV photographer) is NASA’s Astronomy Photo of the Day
West Virginia photographer Dave Green created the amazing astrophotography image seen above, which shows the constellations of Barnard’s Loop, the Horsehead, Lambda Orionis, and more above the GBT.
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New ‘black widow’ millisecond pulsar discovered
An international team of astronomers reports the detection of a new millisecond pulsar (MSP) using the Green Bank Telescope (GBT). The newfound pulsar, designated PSR J1555−2908, turns out to be one of the so-called “black widow” MSPs. The finding is detailed in a paper published February 10 on arXiv.org.
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Microwave Journal: A Planetary Radar System for Detection and High-Resolution Imaging of Nearby Celestial
In partnership with National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and Raytheon Intelligence &Space (RI&S), the Green Bank Observatory (GBO) tested a multi-static radar intended to expandthe scientific reach and capability of the Green Bank Telescope (GBT) and the Very Long BaselineArray (VLBA).
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Share your AAS presentation
A symposium of Green Bank Telescope/Observatory-associated presentations intended for the AAS Winter meeting will be held on Wednesday February 2 at 2pm EST. If you have a presentation you’d like to share, please email Green Bank Observatory Post Doc Jesse Bublitz at ude.o1734876003arn@z1734876003tilbu1734876003bj1734876003 by this Friday January 21 with your name, affiliation, title of your…
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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…