A newly formed support group for the Green Bank Observatory, now under threat from planned "decommissioning and disposition" in the Trump administration's fiscal year 2026 budget, will host a free virtual screening of an award-winning documentary about the observatory and the community surrounding it on Sept. 4.

The 2024 feature-length documentary, " Small Town Universe ," by Emmy-nominated director Katie Dellamaggiore, "paints an intimate and captivating portrait of life in Green Bank [Pocahontas County], home of the world's most sensitive radio telescope and the only U.S. town where WiFi and cell phone use are banned," according to the Internet Movie Data Base.

In addition to the panel discussion, there will be a post-movie opportunity for viewers to ask questions of the director, so

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