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Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics

Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics comprises research activities in astronomy and astrophysics at The University of Manchester, the world leading facilities of the Jodrell Bank Observatory, the MERLIN/VLBI National Facility, the Development Office of the Square Kilometre Array, and the Jodrell Bank Visitor Centre.

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Planck sees cold dust

Cold Dust

Planck unveils the coldest regions of our galaxy

Giant filaments of cold dust stretching through the coldest regions of our Galaxy are revealed in new images, released today (17th March), from ESA's Planck satellite.

Part of the UK showing e-MERLIN telescope locations

e-MERLIN

Operated by The University of Manchester on behalf of STFC, e-MERLIN is an array of seven radio telescopes distributed across the UK with a resolution greater than the Hubble Space Telescope.

Inflatable Planetarium

Astro Kids Day

Tuesday 30th March

A special event for children aged 7 to 10 years. The 45 minute session includes a tour of the Solar System in our Inflatable Planetarium followed by a Journey to Mars in the 3D theatre.

The Lovell Telescope - Photo by Anthony Holloway

The Lovell Telescope

Radio eye on the universe

The 76-m Lovell Telescope is the world's third largest, fully-steerable radio telescope and has stood proudly over the plains of Cheshire since 1957.

Jodrell Bank engineer Phil Clarke - Photo by Ed Swinden

Engineering

Engineers at Jodrell Bank Observatory needed more than just a jack and a brace when a steel tyre on the famous Lovell radio telescope cracked.

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