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Family Science Lab
Lighting Up Fall Colors Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of hands-on family science learning! We’ll be making simple circuits to light up a variety of fall-themed crafts, including pumpkins, spiders, colorful turkeys, and more! Free for all ages, no reservations required. Young children will need support from an older sibling or their adult caregivers…
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Jansky Lecture
Exploring the Dusty Origins of Star Clusters Please join us for the 60th Annual Jansky Lecture at the Green Bank Observatory! The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is pleased to award the 2025 Karl G. Jansky Lectureship to Professor Jean Turner, Research Professor, Emerita at the University of California, Los Angeles. Professor Turner is recognized for her…
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green bank turkey trot 2025
Let that Thanksgiving Feast fuel some movement and support athletics programs for Pocahontas County youth! Join us for a 5K or 10K race, or – for kids 8 & under and their parents – try out the 1K Gobble Wobble! We will offer an in person race on November 29 AND a virtual race (Nov…
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WiFi comes to the quiet zone: community q&a
The U.S. National Science Foundation Green Bank Observatory (NSF GBO) is entering a new era for the “Quiet Zone”— allowing the use of WiFi at the Green Bank Elementary and Middle School, which sits next door to the NSF Green Bank Telescope. WiFi at 2.4GHz will now be permitted for use by the school and other…
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Full moon party and Telescope workshop
We’re kicking off our annual Open House with an evening under the moon! Join us at the GBO Science Center on Saturday, September 6 – the day before Open House – for a Full Moon Party + Telescope Workshops! All events are free, but advance registration is required for some. Camping is available for a…
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GBO Open house
The Green Bank Telescope is turning 25! Join us for an action-packed day of free tours, talks, family activities, and rocket launching as we celebrate 25 years of amazing discoveries with the world’s largest fully-steerable radio telescope. Sunday, September 7th, 10:30-3:30 PM, at the Green Bank Science Center. FREE! SCHEDULE: Event ends at 3:30 PM.…
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Star Party and book talk
Join us for a Book Talk and Summer Star Party with Dr. Kelsey Johnson, astrophysicist and author most recently of Into the Unknown: The Quest to Understand the Mysteries of the Cosmos. Dr. Johnson is a professor at the University of Virginia and past-president of the American Astronomical Society; her research focuses primarily on galaxy…
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Greenbrier valley archaeology: Findings at fort warwick
Join us at the Green Bank Science Center for an evening of archaeology as Drs. Kim and Stephen McBride present the latest results from the extensive archaeological excavations recently completed at Fort Warwick, a historical site right here in Green Bank, WV! Fort Warwick was a frontier structure built in 1774 as a militia outpost,…