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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…
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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.
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Telescope Tag-Team Discovers Galactic Cluster’s Bizarre Secrets
Towards the center of our Milky Way Galaxy, in the constellation Sagittarius, astronomers have discovered 10 monstrous neutron stars. Astronomers already knew that 39 pulsars call Terzan 5 home. With the teamwork of the U.S. National Science Foundation Green Bank Telescope (NSF GBT) and the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory’s MeerKAT Telescope, ten more have…
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While Aiming for Massive Gas Cloud, Astronomers Spot Differences in Thickness of Milky Way Galaxy
Scientist from U.S. National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Observatory reveal parts of inner galaxy may be thinner than outer galaxy
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Broadband Will Bring High-Speed Internet Connectivity to the National Radio Quiet Zone
Pocahontas County residents are set to experience a transformative shift in their internet connectivity, as the state of West Virginia announces substantial developments in the broadband infrastructure. The West Virginia Governor’s Office has granted preliminary approval for nearly $33 million in funding through the Line Extension Advancement and Development (LEAD) program, paving the way for…
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Can Astronomers Use Radar to Spot a Cataclysmic Asteroid?
Scientists share their latest findings and the future of radar in planetary science and defense
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GBT Will Create New Sky Map
Jack Singal, a physics professor at the University of Richmond, has received a $589,939 grant from the National Science Foundation to produce the first calibrated map of diffuse radio emission over nearly the entire sky.
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WVU Astrophysicist, Dr. Maura Mclaughlin, presents on behalf of NANOGrav at National Science Foundation (NSF) Meeting
Story by Elizabeth Rhodes