NSF may close Green Bank Observatory
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.0210173
Charleston Gazette–Mail : The Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia is home to the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope as well as three smaller radio telescopes and a radio burst spectrometer. However, Green Bank was recently dropped from the National Radio Astronomy system, and NSF has cut its funding. On 19 October, NSF filed notice that it is evaluating what to do with the facility. The possibilities include continuing operation of the observatory with mixed NSF and secondary funding, continuing operation with NSF funding only, converting the site into a technology and education park, mothballing the facility for potential future use, or dismantling it.
