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
- - - Educational Programs
      
      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
  - - Try it at home
    - Field Trips (Day visits)
  - - Outreach
    - Education Resources
  - - Scout Weekends
Science
- - - Science at the Green Bank Observatory
      
      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
- - - Media and Media Relations
      
      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: Press Releases

Can Astronomers Use Radar to Spot a Cataclysmic Asteroid?

Scientists share their latest findings and the future of radar in planetary science and defense

February 16, 2024
Astronomers Discover Most Massive Neutron Star—or Least Massive Black Hole

Green Bank Telescope helps MeerKAT uncover a mysterious object at the boundary between black holes and neutron stars

January 18, 2024
Massive Gas Clouds Escape Center of Milky Way

Green Bank Telescope Discovers Hundreds of Clouds Blasting into Interstellar Space

January 10, 2024
Mystery of Star Formation Revealed by Hearts of Molecular Clouds

Data from the World’s Largest Radio Telescopes Holds Clues

January 8, 2024
Astronomers Accidentally Discover Dark Primordial Galaxy

Could Be the Faintest Galaxy Found to Date

January 8, 2024
AAS 243 NRAO Press Announcement

January 7, 2024
GBT on cover of Nature Astronomy

December 15, 2023
Most sensitive search for intelligent life beyond our galaxy to date

Breakthrough Listen presents the most sensitive search for powerful signals beyond the MilkyWay

December 11, 2023