UK's iconic Jodrell Bank telescope faces axe in science cuts
It was also pivotal during the Cold War, when it was used to monitor Soviet missiles during the height of nuclear tensions between the USSR and Nato powers. Its contribution to global scientific efforts earned it Unesco World Heritage status in 2019. It is the third largest steerable radio telescope in the world, and its science was supercharged when it was connected to six other telescopes across central England, to create the e-MERLIN network.
- ▪It was also pivotal during the Cold War, when it was used to monitor Soviet missiles during the height of nuclear tensions between the USSR and Nato powers.
- ▪Its contribution to global scientific efforts earned it Unesco World Heritage status in 2019.
- ▪It is the third largest steerable radio telescope in the world, and its science was supercharged when it was connected to six other telescopes across central England, to create the e-MERLIN network.
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UK's iconic Jodrell Bank telescope faces axe in science cutsImage source, Jodrell Bank/Manchester UniversityImage caption, The Lovell telescope has been at the cutting edge of science for nearly 70 yearsByPallab GhoshScience CorrespondentPublishedJust nowThe Jodrell Bank Observatory, which has housed the UK's largest telescope for nearly 70 years, has lost its funding and could now close, the BBC understands.The observatory and its network of telescopes have been pivotal to the country's study of distant galaxies and training future astronomers.
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