Green Bank Observatory

The Green Bank Science Center is open in the winter! ❄️ Come take a tour, check out the Exhibit Hall, or warm up with a bite to eat at Starlight Café. Hours: Thurs-Mon: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (café open 10-5) Tues/Weds: Closed 📸 Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF GBO/Bill

Happy Spring from the Green Bank Observatory! 📡💜 📸 Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF GBO

The Omega Nebula is found at the edge of a dark gas cloud where new stars are being born. While much of the optical light is blocked by foreground dust clouds, the radio radiation streams on through, allowing us to see all of the hot gas with the Green Bank Telescope (GBT).

The Omega Nebula (also known as M17, the Swan Nebula, and the Lobster Nebula) lies about 5700 light years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. 🟢 Infrared radiation (2MASS) 🔵 Optical light (UK Schmidt) 🔴 Radio waves (GBT) 📸 Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/B.Saxton

Calling all middle + high school teachers! The documentary SMALL TOWN UNIVERSE is now available for classroom screenings. The award-winning film explores life in Green Bank, WV and the impact of the Observatory on the region. 📡📷 Screening request form: forms.gle/qo6Nkzhzo936YR…

Calling all middle + high school teachers! The documentary SMALL TOWN UNIVERSE is now available for classroom screenings. The award-winning film explores life in Green Bank, WV and the impact of the Observatory on the region. 📡🎥 Screening request form: forms.gle/qo6Nkzhzo936YR…

#Hiring This job is still open! ➡️ Mechanical Engineer III at Green Bank Observatory Apply now: jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/aui/CAND…

#ThrowbackThursday (1977) Observatory car entering the area around the Green Bank telescope - one of the Checker cabs in the Green Bank fleet. Diesel vehicles are still used when driving near the telescopes to prevent inference from electronic components (like spark plugs).

SETI Tours are back for 2026! Join us on select Friday afternoons to learn more about Green Bank’s historic role in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence - and see INSIDE a telescope! 📡 Grab your tickets before they sell out: shop.greenbankobservatory.org/collections/on… Starting April 10.

Grad students! ⤵ Applications are currently open, with rolling admission until all spaces are full. We expect to make initial offers on March 13 and cut off applications by April 24. greenbankobservatory.org/education/rese…

Want a behind-the-scenes peek at our electronics lab and control room? Come take a High Tech Tour at Green Bank Observatory: 🗓️ Thursday, March 12 🗓️ Thursday, April 9 🗓️ Thursday, May 14 ... and more! ⏰ 3:30 - 5:00 PM 🎟️ Advance tickets required: shop.greenbankobservatory.org/collections/on…

Scientists! ➡️ Did you know that we have webinar talks every other Wednesday about Green Bank Observatory operations and research? For more information and to sign up, visit: greenbankobservatory.org/science/gather…

#Astronomy community, this month's issue of the NRAO Newsletter is now available! Read here: science.nrao.edu/enews/19.2/ Learn about upcoming conferences, VLASS completing observations, ALMA Cycle 13 preparation, science spotlights, and more.

The NSF NRAO is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Karl G. Jansky Lectureship, an honor that recognizes outstanding contributions to the advancement of radio astronomy. Nominations due March 27, 2026. science.nrao.edu/science/jansky…

The 2026 Mountain State Maple Days are Saturday, February 21 and Saturday, March 21. @VisitPocahontas Join us for Maple Days specials at the Green Bank Science Center's Starlight Café: 🍕 16" BBQ Maple Bacon Pizza 🥤Maple Shake ☕️ Maple Cappuccino

The Green Bank Telescope can not only be tilted up and down ↕️ but can also be rotated 🔄 on a horizontal axis. The telescope sits atop 16 wheels on a circular azimuth track that allow it to rotate 360º. Each wheel supports about one million pounds! 📸 Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF GBO

Roses are red Violets are blue Send this to someone Who loves space too! Happy Valentine's from Green Bank Observatory! 💕

#ThrowbackThursday (1959) This 12-foot dish was originally used as a receiver-testing telescope for the 85-foot Tatel Telescope (which was completed in 1959). The 12-foot was then repurposed as our first millimeter-wave telescope in Green Bank. 📸 Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO

NEW: Breakthrough Listen, NSF Green Bank Telescope Probe Galactic Heart for Hidden Pulsars Astronomers using the GBT have discovered a possible millisecond pulsar - if confirmed, the first found in the Milky Way's Galactic Center. @brkthroughprize public.nrao.edu/news/breakthro…

Are you a grad student who works with Green Bank Observatory data or staff as part of your research program? 📡 Apply now to spend a few weeks in Green Bank, WV this summer as a Grad Student in Residence! greenbankobservatory.org/education/rese…

This episode of the WV Department of Education's "Common Factor" discusses the math involved in daily operations for the telescopes at Green Bank Observatory. 📡 @WVEducation youtube.com/watch?v=bD9JOW…