Visit
- - - Visit the Green Bank Science Center
      
      Everything you need to know about visiting Green Bank including our tours, the Exhibit Hall, our Gift Shop, and the Starlight Café.
Education
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      In this section you will discover our educational offerings here at Green Bank Observatory. Be part of the science!
- - - Students forming a human pyramid in front of the 40 Foot Educational Telescope
  - - Student Research
    - Radio Astronomer For a Day
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    - Field Trips (Day visits)
  - - Outreach
    - Education Resources
  - - Scout Weekends
Science
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      Learn about our scientific programs, meetings and workshops, our staff, and more
Users Portal
- - - Users Portal Page
      
      In this section observers will find information for using our telescopes.
Media
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      Find news, updates, and information for the media – including information on media visits and public photography on site.
About
- - - About the Green Bank Observatory
      
      Learn more about our history and our facility in the sections below.

Category: News

COVID-19 & Observatory FAQs

In response to the health concerns posed by the coronavirus COVID-19, the Green Bank Observatory has modified its operations. See our full statement here. Read on for answers to questions you may have. If you can’t find the information you need here, please contact ude.o1734864516arn@y1734864516ksula1734864516mj1734864516

March 16, 2020
Radio Observatories Closing in New Mexico, West Virginia

In response to the governors of New Mexico, Virginia, and West Virginia closing the schools in those states, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and the Green Bank Observatory (GBO) are closing their facilities in all three states. The closures affect the staffs and the visitor centers at the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky…

March 16, 2020
Jump into learning with Leap into Science

February 21, 2020
Breakthrough Listen Releases 2 PB of Data from SETI Survey of Milky Way

The Breakthrough Listen Initiative today (Friday, Feb. 14) released data from the most comprehensive survey yet of radio emissions from the plane of the Milky Way galaxy and the region around its central black hole, and it is inviting the public to search the data for signals from intelligent civilizations.

February 16, 2020
The Observer – Special AAS 235 Edition

Note from the Director By the time this newsletter reaches publication, we will have entered into the 2020’s, and will likewise have marked the 6th decade of radio astronomy and education programs here in Green Bank, West Virginia.

January 6, 2020
From West Virginia to Hawaii: Green Bank Observatory Shares Innovation with 3,000 Astronomers

December 20, 2019
Congresswoman Miller to Tour Green Bank Observatory

Congresswoman Carol Miller, representing the 3rd District of West Virginia, will tour the Green Bank Observatory and will host a roundtable discussion here in Pocahontas County.

December 2, 2019
Fairmont State University composer explores sounds of Green Bank

November 13, 2019