40 years ago today, @joydivision's Unknown Pleasures was released. Its cover featured signals from the first pulsar CP1919. To mark the anniversary, we made this observation of the pulsar earlier today
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Radio Observatory. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Home to the Lovell Telescope and e-MERLIN. Proud to be part of The University of Manchester. Photo: A Holloway.
- 📡Jodrell Bank Observatory has been awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status and will be inscribed on to the World Heritage Site List! #JodrellBankWorldHeritage @jodrellbank @OfficialUoM @DCMS @UNESCOUK
- Proud to say we have been selected as the United Kingdom's next candidate for selection as a World Heritage Site
- 📡We're still celebrating the incredible news that Jodrell Bank has been awarded @UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Thank you so much for all the wonderful messages of support and congratulations 💕 #JodrellBankWorldHeritage @OfficialUoM @DCMS @UNESCOUK
00:00 - The original 1957 surface of the Lovell Telescope has been successfully replaced! Photo by Frank Manning, JBCA staff member @RadioNet_EU @UoMPhysOutreach @UoMSciEng @UoMPhysics @UoMNews @SKA_telescope @Taziker_
- Today we published data from the European Pulsar Timing Array @EPTAGW which provide emerging evidence for ultra low frequency gravitational waves like those expected to be produced by pairs of supermassive black holes from galaxy mergers. See, for example
- Delighted to hear that the Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) will continue to fund the e-MERLIN telescope through to 2022, including an increase in operational budget, more time with the Lovell Telescope & data analysis software development jodrellbank.manchester.ac.uk/news-and-event…
- We're thrilled to be able to announce today the opening date for our beautiful new First Light Pavilion. We can't wait to be able to welcome visitors through our doors from 4th June 2022. jodrellbank.net/first-light-pa…
- And... we’re back! Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre is open! 📡🙂 We’re absolutely thrilled to be welcoming visitors back on site. We’re fully booked this weekend but you can view live availability for future dates on our website here: jodrellbank.net See you soon! #goodtogo
- We are delighted and honoured to announce that we have been inscribed on the @UNESCO World Heritage List! @UNESCOUK @DCMS @OfficialUoM @WorldHeritageUK #jodrellbankworldheritage
- We’re delighted to announce that Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre has received vital funding thanks to @HeritageFundUK and the #CultureRecoveryFund. This welcome support means we can continue to be here for you and #HereforCulture 📡 jodrellbank.net/jodrell-bank-r…
- Super photo of the Lovell Telescope made by JBCA staff member @aj_h - these nicely show the new surface replacement from the back. @UoMPhysics @UoMSciEng @UoMNews @RadioNet_EU @jivevlbi @eMERLINarray
