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January 2026 Virtual GBT Observer Training Workshop
January 20-23, 2026 – Virtual GBT Observer Training Workshop The GBT Training Workshop will include four days of intensive instruction on how to observe with the Green Bank Telescope. Applications will be open until January 7, and applicants will be informed of their acceptance shortly after. This remote workshop is open to GBT Observers and…
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November 2025 Virtual GBT Observer Training Workshop
November 4 – 7, 2025 – Virtual GBT Observer Training Workshop Applications for this training workshop are now closed. If you require GBT training for an upcoming project, please reach out to Will Armentrout (ude.o1764050847arn@r1764050847tnemr1764050847aw1764050847) or your project friend to arrange training. The GBT Training Workshop will include four days of intensive instruction on how…
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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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When aliens call, who will answer the phone?
A Sign in Space – Contact meets Community
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Visit Us This Summer
The Green Bank Observatory is open for summer with expanded hours for the Science Center, Starlight Cafe, Tours, and Gift Shop!
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Green Bank Observatory Inauguration
Four years after the National Science Foundation announced it would drop funding for the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank effective Oct. 1, 2016, the Pocahontas County research center remains alive and well, and as of last week, proudly independent. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory sign at the entrance to the 60-year-old research center…