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SETI Tour
Celebrate Green Bank’s historic role in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence with a rare opportunity to see inside our historic telescopes and speak with one of our radio astronomers in person! We begin where it all started, in the control room of the 85-foot telescope used by Frank Drake in the original search, Project Ozma.…
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High Tech tour
High Tech Tours are offered the 2nd Thursday of every month. $25/person Join an Observatory engineer for an in-depth conversation and behind-the-scenes peek at our electronics lab, telescope receivers, and the GBT control room. See what makes our observatory one of the world’s leading radio telescope facilities! 3:30 p.m. ~ 5:00 p.m. Tour lengths will…
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Family science Lab
Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of science activities! Explore chemical reactions to make homemade snow that doesn’t melt, and create your own snowglobe to take home. Free for all ages, no reservations required. Starting at 1:30 PM in the Green Bank Science Center Atrium, while supplies last.
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Starlab
Crawl into our pop-up planetarium for a night sky tour! 45 mins. $8/person, ages 4 and up. Space is very limited. Advanced purchase strongly recommended to ensure availability. Because this program requires sitting in the dark for 45 minutes, this program is not suitable for children under the age of 4. ACCESSIBILITY: our portable planetarium…
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A Sign in Space: Reflecting on the Global Conversation
Join us for a free public lecture with media artist Daniela De Paulis as she leads us through the highlights and challenges of directing public engagement in a simulated First Contact. A light reception will follow the talk. Thursday, December 12, 3:30 PM Green Bank Science Center Auditorium Can’t make it to the Observatory? Join…
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Astrobio teacher workshop
Save the date! Join us in the mountains of beautiful Green Bank, WV for an immersive professional development opportunity. Details and registration coming soon.
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jansky lecture: discovering the radio universe
NEW DATE! Please join us for the 59th Annual Jansky Lecture at the Green Bank Observatory! The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is pleased to award the 2024 Karl G. Jansky Lectureship to Dr. Ken Kellermann, Senior Scientist, Emeritus at the NRAO. With a career spanning more than a half-century of research, Dr. Kellerman will offer…
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Monthly star party
Enjoy view of West Virginia’s beautiful night sky! Observatory staff will be available to help you look through optical telescopes and identify constellations. Star parties are free, but please sign in at the Science Center. We often begin in the auditorium with an indoor tour of this month’s night sky before we head out to…