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WVU astronomers help detect most massive neutron star ever measured

WVU astronomers were part of a research team that detected the most massive neutron star to date.
West Virginia University astronomers have helped discover the most massive neutron star to date—a breakthrough uncovered through the Green Bank Telescope in Pocahontas County. The...

Three August events stargazers in W.Va. won't want to miss

The constellation Orion rises above the Ohio Valley in West Virginia.
The wonder of living in rural West Virginia will come to the fore this August where stargazing is concerned. Three exciting astronomical events are sure...

Signals from space: WVU develops AI to detect radio bursts

The Byrd Telescope glows red in the darkness at Green Bank.
West Virginia University’s Duncan Lorimer might be the "godfather of the fast radio burst," but a pair of international students have taken exploring these...

WVU joins gravitational wave detection network

The Green Bank Telescope in Pocahontas County will be employed in the international effort.
The hunt for more evidence of gravitational waves— the ripples in space-time formed by cataclysmic events in the distant universe—will be accelerated with a...

Rural W.Va. ideal to see year's largest supermoon, Snow Moon

A snow moon rises along a country road in West Virginia. Photo courtesy Chuck Reed of Emerging Aire PhotoGrafix.
Rural West Virginia will be an ideal place from which to observe the largest super-moon of 2019 — the Snow Moon, which on Feb....

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