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Most Massive Neutron Star Ever Detected, Almost too Massive to Exist
Astronomers using the GBT have discovered the most massive neutron star to date, a rapidly spinning pulsar approximately 4,600 light-years from Earth.
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The Green Bank Telescope Snaps New Hot Photos of the Moon
This unusual view of the Moon, made with the Green Bank Telescope (GBT), shows the glow from the Moon’s heat revealing features undetectable to an ordinary telescope that sees only reflected light.
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NSF Record of Decision on Green Bank Observatory – Continued Operations for Science and Education
Green Bank Observatory Director Karen O’Neil announced today that the Observatory will continue to operate as one of the premiere radio telescope observatories in the world under the most recent National Science Foundation (NSF) Record of Decision (ROD).
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NSF Awards Grant to Create New Technology for Radio Astronomy While Training First-Generation College Students
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Holiday Asteroid Imaged with NASA Radar
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Jet Appears to Move Four Times Faster than Light
Radio Observations Confirm Superfast Jet of Material is From Neutron Star Merger
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Swarm of Hydrogen Clouds Flying Away from Center of our Galaxy
A team of astronomers has discovered what appears to be a grand exodus of more than 100 hydrogen clouds streaming away from the center of the Milky Way and heading into intergalactic space.
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GBT Upgrade to Sharpen Telescope’s Vision