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  • NSF’s ongoing technical coordination with satellite constellation operators

    NSF’s ongoing technical coordination with satellite constellation operators

    2025-05-15

  • BARFLYS Data

    Bar Ammonia Radiation in Filaments, Lanes, and YSOs Survey (BARFLYS) targets the NH3 (1,1) and (2,2) transitions across the entire Milky Way Galactic Bar Dust Lanes to identify regions of dense gas and examine their properties. Acknowledgement For publications that make use of these data please cite Butterfield et al. (2025, in press). Please also […]

    2025-05-12

  • Contents of the Fermi Bubbles and Related Topics

    Contents of the Fermi Bubbles and Related Topics

    Contents of the Fermi Bubbles and Related Topics The Green Bank Observatory is hosting a workshop May 5th to May 7th 2025 on the Fermi Bubbles in honor of Jay Lockman’s 50+ years of service to NRAO/GBO.  The Fermi Bubbles are a striking signature of the large-scale, multi-phase galactic outflow originating from the center of […]

    2025-05-05

  • GBT Surveys of the 21-cm Sky

    GBT Surveys of the 21-cm Sky

    ALPACA, the Advanced L-band Phased Array Camera for Astronomy, is a phased-array receiver capable of providing high sensitivity observations simultaneously for 40 beams on the GBT in the 1-2 GHz band.

    2025-04-25

  • NSF Green Bank Telescope Gets a New Coat of Protection

    NSF Green Bank Telescope Gets a New Coat of Protection

    Vital repainting project will extend lifespan of world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope The U.S. National Science Foundation Green Bank Observatory (NSF GBO) is embarking on a crucial maintenance project to protect the structural integrity of the NSF Green Bank Telescope (NSF GBT), the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope. The NSF GBT has been […]

    2025-04-07

  • Black Hole Jets Reveal New Insights into the Most Powerful Phenomena in the Universe

    Black Hole Jets Reveal New Insights into the Most Powerful Phenomena in the Universe

    2025-03-24

  • Astrobiology Teachers Workshop

    Astrobiology Teachers Workshop

    Join us for a 5-day Astrobiology Workshop geared towards Middle and High School Science Teachers, to be held at the U.S. National Science Foundation Green Bank Observatory! June 29 – July 4, 2025 During this conference, teachers will: Every day, you will collaborate with other teachers, engage in scientific lectures, participate in fun hands-on activities, […]

    2025-03-10

  • New Interim Director for the NSF Green Bank Observatory

    New Interim Director for the NSF Green Bank Observatory

    The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) has named an interim director for the NSF Green Bank Observatory (NSF GBO). Anthony “Tony” Remijan, who previously served as the NSF NRAO’s Assistant Director for Science Support and Research, will lead the NSF GBO. 

    2025-02-10

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