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Congratulations go this morning to @JodrellBank, the observatory in Cheshire and home to the Lovell telescope, which has been recognised as a World Heritage Site by @UNESCO for its contribution to astronomical research. Here’s the @guardiannews report theguardian.com/culture/2019/j…
@jodrellbank @UNESCO @guardiannews We should also give a H/T to @NorthwichNews, which has all you need to know about #JodrellBankWorldHeritage northwichguardian.co.uk/news/national/…
@jodrellbank @UNESCO @guardiannews @NorthwichNews A few facts: @JodrellBank opened in 1945 and it is now the UK’s 32nd World Heritage Site. At 3200 tonnes,
the observatory’s Lovell telescope is the world’s third largest steerable radio telescope
the observatory’s Lovell telescope is the world’s third largest steerable radio telescope
@jodrellbank @UNESCO @guardiannews @NorthwichNews We have often featured research from the team @JodrellBank here @newscientist. In February 2016 the team announced they had tracked down a source of a mysterious blast of cosmic radio waves called fast radio bursts newscientist.com/article/207878…
@jodrellbank @UNESCO @guardiannews @NorthwichNews (Although this was later challenged by another group of researchers) newscientist.com/article/207922…
@jodrellbank @UNESCO @guardiannews @NorthwichNews There’s more on fast radio bursts and what these messages from deep space might mean here newscientist.com/article/mg2423…
