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.
Features
- e-MERLIN
- Active Galaxies
- Planck First Results
- The Sun
- ALMA Fringes
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.
- Black holes and warped space: New UK telescope shows off first images
- e-MERLIN project summary
- The e-MERLIN Legacy Programme
Active Galaxies
Active Galaxies are like normal galaxies except their central region is very bright over some or all of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- Our Active Galaxy Research
- High Resolution Monitoring of M82
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.
- Planck spacecraft
- Our Cosmology Research
- Follow Planck on Twitter
Our Local Star
Our nearest star may be a familiar sight in the daytime sky but it still holds many mysteries. At Jodrell Bank we study the complex interactions between plasma and magnetic fields in the solar corona.
- Our Solar Plasma Research
- 2008 Partial Solar Eclipse Podcast
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.
- First fringes with ALMA
- The UK ALMA Regional Centre (based at JBCA)
- ALMA
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