Posts Tagged ‘GREEN’
Green Bank Elementary/Middle School Hosts Math And Science Camp In June
At least 60 Green Bank area students will attend a free Math and Science Camp later this month.
Read MoreGreen Bank And Arborvale Seniors Get Social
Green Bank and Arbovale are hosting a party and if you’re 60 or over, you’re invited to come and socialize with your neighbors.
Read MoreVirginia Senators Warner and Webb Announce $5M for Valley Green Jobs Program
The new workforce training program will focus on jobs in the green energy sector.
Read MoreBath County Is Having A Bear Of A Time With Its Green Boxes
Bath County Supervisors vote to submit a grant application to get bear proof green boxes
Read MorePocahontas County Commission Gives Its Blessing On Arts Center Project In Green Bank
Now the Pocahontas County Arts Center must convince the USDA Rural Development office to fund the new home for the arts
Read MoreGreenbank Elementary/Middle School is Overcrowded
Greenbank Principal Ruth Bland asks the Pocahontas County Board of Education for another half time teacher
Read MoreNational Science Foundation considers changes at NRAO
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank turns 50 years old this year. In fact, November 17th, 50 years ago, is when the contract was signed that got the whole thing started. Coinciding with this anniversary, though, the National Science Foundation, which operates the NRAO has released a new report evaluating the cost-efficiency of several of its sites, including Green Bank. Site Director Richard Prestage talked with us about what it means.
Read MoreYouth Science Camp delegates study radio astronomy in Green Bank
A small group of delegates to the National Youth Science Camp, going on right now in Pocahontas County, spent their Saturday night camped out at the 40-foot telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank. Sunday morning, operating on zero to three hours sleep, these dedicated 18-year-olds used their observations to come up with a theory about the rotation of our galaxy.
Read MoreGreen Bank scientists discover hydrogen “super-bubble” exploding from Milky Way
Astronomers at Green Bank have discovered a huge bubble of hydrogen gas rising 10,000 light-years above the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy. It’s a discovery that could not have been made anywhere except Green Bank, WV. Jay Lockman talks with us about what it means.
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