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Jansky Lecturer will visit Green Bank Observatory
This year’s lecture at Green Bank Observatory will be held in the Green Bank Science Center on February 15th at 4:00 P.M. The Science Center and Galaxy Gift Shop will open at 3:00 P.M. for early arrivals. A brief reception will follow in the Science Center Atrium. The Jansky Lecture Series is free and open…
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Some observations interrupted on Green Bank Telescope
In July, the Green Bank Telescope suffered damage to the prime focus boom of the telescope’s feed arm, a moveable part of the structure that works in conjunction with its collection of receivers.
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Radio “heartbeat” teases Fast Radio Burst origins
A recent article in Sky and Telescope shared the latest observations of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) from the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) radio telescope, located in British Columbia. CHIME is constructing a smaller version its main telescope at the Green Bank Observatory (GBO). This new outrigger will work in tandem with other CHIME…
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GBO 65th Anniversary Colloquium Series
Please join us for a special colloquium series to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Green Bank Observatory. These celebratory talks will take place on Thursday afternoons throughout the months of September and October (see the full listing of dates below). Each talk will be a standard hour-long seminar with time for questions afterwards from…
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The Green Bank Telescope & planetary radar: shining light on our nearest neighbors
The Green Bank Telescope plays an integral role in Next Generation radar astronomy.
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Eavesdropping on interstellar communications with the Green Bank Telescope
Communications across the vastness of interstellar space could be enhanced by taking advantage of a star’s ability to focus and magnify communication signals. A team of graduate students at Penn State is looking for just these sorts of communication signals that might be taking advantage of our own sun if transmissions were passing through our…
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Green Bank Telescope featured in Civil Engineering magazine
The July/August Civil Engineering magazine features the Green Bank Telescope as its covered story, picture by Jee Seymour.