Astronomy

The Green Bank Telescope in Pocahontas County will be employed in the international effort.

WVU joins gravitational wave detection network

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 nearly $2 million National Science Foundation grant awarded to a West Virginia University scientist and her colleagues.Eberly Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Maura McLaughlin will serve as principal investigator on the project, which … Read more

A student stands in the doorway of the control room for the 40-foot Telescope at the Green Bank Observatory.

Observatory in remote West Virginia mountains to remain open

The National Science Foundation has announced plans to leave open the remote Green Bank Observatory high in the Allegheny Mountains in eastern West Virginia.Formerly the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, the facility includes the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope, though it may best be known for its remote location—among mountains that block radio interference from … Read more