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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 e-MERLIN/VLBI National Facility and the Project Development Office of the Square Kilometre Array. The Jodrell Bank Observatory site also welcomes visitors to the Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre.

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Simulated fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background as will be seen by the Planck spacecraft

Cosmology

At Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics we study fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background, allowing us to probe the Universe at early times and make deductions about fundamental processes in cosmology.

Planck

Planck Satellite

Planck unveils wonders of the Universe

The first results from ESA's Planck satellite have been released, looking at the coolest objects within our Universe.

Image of the Double Quasar obtained by the e-MERLIN telescope array

e-MERLIN First Image

This dramatic image is the first to be produced by e-MERLIN, a powerful new array of radio telescopes linked across the UK.

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.

AOS Interferometer. CREDIT: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Alvaro Quintana and Jose Olivares (ALMA)

First fringes with ALMA

A team of astronomers and engineers at the Atacama Large Millimeter Array have made the first observations linking radio signals from two telescopes in the array.

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