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• Astronomers discover sandstorms in space
  11 April 2012: Astronomers at The University of Manchester working with colleagues at the University of Sydney and elsewhere, believe they have found the answer to the mystery of a powerful 'superwind' which causes the death of stars.
• First results from e-MERLIN's deep radio survey of the Hubble Deep Field
  27 March 2012: Astronomers have begun the deepest ever high-resolution radio imaging survey of the region around the Hubble Deep Field. First results are being presented today during the National Astronomy Meeting 2012.
• Spectacular infrared images of galaxies
  27 March 2012: Infrared images of more than 200 galaxies, taken with the Spitzer Space Telescope, are being made publically accessible today during the National Astronomy Meeting 2012.
• Elbow and Paul Weller to headline Live from Jodrell Bank
  28 February 2012: We are thrilled to announce that Elbow and Paul Weller will headline Live from Jodrell Bank on June 23rd and 24th, performing in the shadow of the iconic Lovell Telescope.
• Planck HFI mission draws to a close
  16 January 2012: After an impressive two and a half years of operation, Planck's High Frequency Instrument has finally exhausted one of its onboard coolant gases and reached the end of its very successful mission. Meanwhile the Low Frequency Instrument, which does not need to be super-cold, will continue taking data with unprecedented sensitivity at longer wavelengths.
• BBC Stargazing Live returns to Jodrell Bank
  12 January 2012: The hugely popular BBC series Stargazing Live returns to Jodrell Bank Observatory next week. Hosted by Prof. Brian Cox and comedian Dara O'Briain, the astronomy extravaganza last year attracted more than 10 million viewers over three nights.
• Olympic Torch to visit Jodrell Bank
  7 November 2011: Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire East has been selected to take part in the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay as a host location for people to welcome the Olympic Flame.
• J is for Jodrell
  10 October 2011: Jodrell Bank has been chosen to represent the letter 'J' in a new set of stamps featuring an A to Z of iconic landmarks from all four countries in the UK.
• ALMA opens its eyes wide
  3 October 2011: ALMA (the Atacama Large Millimetre/sub-millimetre Array), the most complex ground-based telescope in existence, is officially open to astronomers and has produced its first image.
• Astronomers crack the Fried Egg Nebula
  28 September 2011: Astronomers have produced the best ever image of a colossal yellow hypergiant star - one of the rarest types of star in the Universe.
• The Diamond Planet
  25 August 2011: A once-massive star that's been transformed into a small planet made of diamond: that is what University of Manchester astronomers think they've found in the Milky Way.
• Jodrell Bank astronomer awarded OBE
  13 June 2011: Professor Richard Davis of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to science.
• LOFAR takes the pulse of the radio sky
  13 April 2011: A powerful new telescope is allowing an international team lead by University of Manchester scientists to have their 'best-ever look' at pulsars: rapidly rotating neutron stars, created when massive stars die.
• New Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre opens
  7 April 2011: Jodrell Bank Observatory has ushered in a new era with the opening of its new live science Discovery Centre.
• Getting ready for the world's biggest ever telescope
  2 April 2011: Plans for the world's biggest telescope - the Square Kilometre Array - advanced significantly today with a decision to locate the project office at The University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank Observatory.
• Jodrell Bank shortlisted as World Heritage Site
  22 March 2011: Jodrell Bank Observatory has been placed on the UK's shortlist as a potential UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Herschel weighs the key ingredient for making galaxies
  24 February 2011: Astronomers have used Europe's Herschel Space Observatory to reveal just how much dark matter it takes to make a galaxy full of stars. The findings are a key step in understanding how dark matter – an invisible substance that pervades our Universe – contributed to the birth of massive galaxies in the early Universe.
• Cosmic magnifying glasses could shed light on the origin of the Universe
  13 January 2011: Astronomers have shown how gravitational lensing allows us to see the faintest and most distant galaxies, helping us to understand the origin of the Universe.
• Planck unveils wonders of the Universe
  11 January 2011: The first scientific results from Europe's Planck spacecraft were released at a press briefing today in Paris.