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COVID-19, and Lightning, Won’t Stop Green Bank Telescope Operations
COVID-19 has changed the way life and works looks for the nation. The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Green Bank Telescope (GBT) is no different. When a lightning strike from spring storms damaged equipment on the world’s largest fully-steerable radio telescope, staff developed a plan that would allow them to complete repairs safely in a very…
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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…
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The Green Bank Telescope Teams Up with the VLBA for New Project
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and the Green Bank Observatory is collaborating with the Raytheon Company to detect and characterize near-Earth asteroids in our solar system large enough to cause significant damage should they ever strike the Earth.
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From West Virginia to Hawaii: Green Bank Observatory Shares Innovation with 3,000 Astronomers
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New Tech, Bright Future, for the National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Observatory