Green Bank Observatory

NEW: NSF Green Bank Telescope Gets a New Coat of Protection Did you know that paint acts as a protective barrier on telescopes? 🎨📡 This vital repainting project will help protect GBT from the elements and extend the structure's lifespan. Thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), we’re able to begin the first phase of this maintenance project this year (anticipated May-September 2025). https://lnkd.in/dqysGf_S

SETI Tours are back! Join us on select upcoming Friday afternoons to learn more about Green Bank’s historic role in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence 📡 🗓️ April 25 🗓️ May 9 🗓️ May 23 🗓️ June 6 Grab your tickets before they sell out: https://lnkd.in/gfvGUGGD

GBO is #hiring! Join our team and come work under one of the largest human-made structures in the world 📡 Current job openings: Tour Guides Maintenance Trainee (temporary) Housekeeper/Foodhandler Janitor 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ghdM7rvz

PING is a STEMtastic summer camp program that aims to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and technologists. Current 8th-graders (rising 9th-graders) from anywhere in the U.S. who are interested in a fun and challenging camp experience are invited to apply. This camp is fully funded - NO COST to students! Submit an online application AND all required camp forms by Monday, May 19: bit.ly/PING-25 PING students will work in small teams supported by an undergraduate student mentor and an Observatory staff scientist to conduct research by observing the universe with a 40-foot diameter radio telescope. Supplemental educational activities, including bench experiences building electronic circuits and coding activities, complement the primary research theme. In addition, there is plenty of non-science fun from games to hiking, making, swimming, and more! For more information and application please visit: bit.ly/PING-25

New research on pulsars, using GBT data! 💥 https://lnkd.in/d-atRh52

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Visit the Green Bank Observatory Science Center! We are open Thursday-Monday from 9:30am-5:30pm with guided bus tours at 10, 12, 2, and 4. Drop in to get your tickets, or reserve them in advance. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dTmKdg86

Dreaming of spring 💭🌸 Which season provides your favorite backdrop for the GBT?

PING is a STEMtastic summer camp program that aims to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and technologists. Current 8th-graders (rising 9th-graders) from anywhere in the U.S. who are interested in a fun and challenging camp experience are invited to apply. This camp is fully funded - NO COST to students! Submit an online application AND all required camp forms by Monday, May 19: bit.ly/PING-25 PING students will work in small teams supported by an undergraduate student mentor and an Observatory staff scientist to conduct research by observing the universe with a 40-foot diameter radio telescope. Supplemental educational activities, including bench experiences building electronic circuits and coding activities, complement the primary research theme. In addition, there is plenty of non-science fun from games to hiking, making, swimming, and more! For more information and application please visit: bit.ly/PING-25

A stunning view of the GBT from below 📡 Raise your hand if you've ever climbed those stairs before 👋 – which look tiny against the massive scale of the telescope! 📸 Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF GBO

New Interim Director for the NSF Green Bank Observatory The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) 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. https://lnkd.in/gEqfYCQj