Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics

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.

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

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.

The Control Room during the First Light celebration

Behind the Scenes

The Control Room is where the duty controller takes responsibility for the giant 76m Lovell Telescope and our other telescopes. Take a virtual behind-the-scenes tour of the observatory.

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.

Pulsars

Cosmic Lighthouses

Formed in supernova explosions following the collapse of massive evolved stars, pulsars make superb cosmic clocks which are used to study some of the most extreme physics in the universe.