Small Town Universe | Official Trailer
Preview: Season 10 Episode 1004 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
In a quiet West Virginia town, a radio telescope searches for signs of life beyond Earth.
Green Bank, West Virginia, is home to the world’s most sensitive radio telescope—and the only U.S. town where Wi-Fi and cell phones are banned. Here, scientists search for signs of extraterrestrial life while residents navigate pivotal moments in their own lives. This film explores the community’s deep connection to the universe and each other.
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Support for Reel South is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Center for Asian American Media and by SouthArts.
Small Town Universe | Official Trailer
Preview: Season 10 Episode 1004 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Green Bank, West Virginia, is home to the world’s most sensitive radio telescope—and the only U.S. town where Wi-Fi and cell phones are banned. Here, scientists search for signs of extraterrestrial life while residents navigate pivotal moments in their own lives. This film explores the community’s deep connection to the universe and each other.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipELLIE WHITE (VOICEOVER): Our story is a story of the universe-- NARRATOR: As strange and delicate structures arose of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.
ELLIE WHITE (VOICEOVER): --every piece of every one of everything you love and every.. - What do you think you're going to be making of our world when you make this decision?
ELLIE WHITE (VOICEOVER): We speak for Earth, but also to that cosmos, ancient and vast, from which we spring.
The Next Generation of Citizen Science
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Ellie White visits an elementary school to lead students in an astronomy project. (2m 40s)
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When the NSF proposes a funding cut to an Observatory, residents passionately defend the project. (3m)
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Support for Reel South is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Center for Asian American Media and by SouthArts.