The Green Bank Observatory is officially under new leadership. The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy ...

On November 15, 1988, a 300-foot radio telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia suddenly collapsed. It happened at 9:46 p.m. on a clear night with no strong winds. When the observatory staff showed up ...

A highly restrictive area in Green Bank, West Virginia, has introduced Wi-Fi for the first time ever — with visitors continuing to check out the secretive community. Dubbed the Quiet Zone, the area is ...

A newly formed support group for the Green Bank Observatory, now under threat from planned “decommissioning and disposition” in the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2026 budget, will host a free ...

You get to the Green Bank Observatory by driving into the high mountains of West Virginia, on winding roads through narrow valleys and verdant forests, and when you're sure that you have reached the ...