{"id":39021,"date":"2019-04-30T12:46:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T16:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-357424"},"modified":"2023-07-25T12:10:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T16:10:56","slug":"goldstone-apple-valley-radio-telescope-gavrt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/somd\/space-communications-navigation-program\/goldstone-apple-valley-radio-telescope-gavrt\/","title":{"rendered":"Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gavrt_juno_team.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gavrt_juno_team.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"GAVRT Juno Team\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gavrt_juno_team.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gavrt_juno_team.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gavrt_juno_team.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gavrt_juno_team.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gavrt_juno_team.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gavrt_juno_team.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gavrt_juno_team.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gavrt_juno_team.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gavrt_juno_team.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gavrt_juno_team.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gavrt_juno_team.jpg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT) is located in Goldstone, California. It is a reconfigured antenna used for teaching purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GAVRT program teaches K-12 students how to calibrate this 34 meter antenna (known as Deep Space Station-28), collect and distribute science data through the Internet and get excited about radio astronomy. Students collaborate with scientists who are working on the same mission and are recognized as part of the science team. Data collected and analyzed by the students is used by NASA in their studies of the solar system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students can currently work on curriculums that include:<a href=\"http:\/\/gavrt.lewiscenter.org\/Missions\/Jupiter-Quest\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\"> Jupiter\/Juno Project<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/gavrt.lewiscenter.org\/Missions\/Black-Hole-Patrol\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Hole Patrol<\/a>, Solar Patrol and the <a href=\"http:\/\/galileo.gavrt.org\/seti\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teachers can attend training sessions to learn about the basics of radio astronomy, how to control the antenna and design a curriculum around the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To take advantage of this great opportunity visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/gavrt.lewiscenter.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT) is located in Goldstone, California. It is a reconfigured antenna used for teaching purposes. The GAVRT program teaches K-12 students how to calibrate this 34 meter antenna (known as Deep Space Station-28), collect and distribute science data through the Internet and get excited about radio astronomy. Students collaborate with [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":323,"featured_media":36726,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3315],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[12219],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT)","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/somd\/space-communications-navigation-program\/goldstone-apple-valley-radio-telescope-gavrt\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/somd\/space-communications-navigation-program\/goldstone-apple-valley-radio-telescope-gavrt\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gavrt_juno_team.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/gavrt_juno_team.jpg"},"articleSection":"NASA Directorates","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Catherine G. 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