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Green Bank Observatory a Catalyst for Next Decade of Astronomy Advancement
The Green Bank Observatory is poised to support and advance the priorities of the National Academies Astro2020 Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics.
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Moon’s Tycho Crater Revealed in Intricate Detail
The National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Observatory and National Radio Astronomy Observatory, and Raytheon Intelligence & Space have released new high-resolution images of the Moon, the highest-ever taken from the ground, using new radar technology on the Green Bank Telescope (GBT).
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NANOGrav & Green Bank Telescope Poised to Make Groundbreaking Discoveries of Gravitational Wave Universe
Moore Foundation supports development of new Ultra Wideband technologies & increases observation time
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Student Summer Research Programs at GBO & NRAO Get a Boost from Going Remote
Summer programs welcome highest-ever number of incoming students and mentors The summer research programs at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) kicked off in May 2021 with a significant increase in participation. This year’s program welcomed 65 students across all partner locations, a nearly 67-percent increase over the prior year. NRAO and the Green Bank…
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Green Bank Telescope a part of WVU & NANOGrav Physics Frontiers Center $17 million NSF Award
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New image captures galaxy cluster emerging from cosmic web
The tumultuous evolution of a galaxy cluster captured close to its formation in the cosmic web An international team of astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in Green Bank, West Virginia, and the NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have captured a snapshot of a massive galaxy cluster, very close to the epoch…
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NSF Funds NANOGrav Physics Frontiers Center; Green Bank Telescope a Part of Five-Year Program
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has renewed its support of the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) with a $17 million grant over 5 years to operate the NANOGrav Physics Frontiers Center (PFC). This program will make use of the unique capabilities and sensitivity of the Green Bank Telescope.