Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell, born August 31, 1913, pursued a career in physics, completing his PhD in 1936. Following WWII, Lovell utilized surplus radar equipment to establish a radio astronomy ...

An investigation into one of the current great mysteries of astronomy has come to the fore thanks to a four-year observing campaign conducted at the Jodrell Bank Observatory. Using the long-term ...

An international team of astronomers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the unprecedented behavior of a previously dormant star with a powerful magnetic field. Using the Lovell ...

Introduction -- Origins of Jodrell Bank -- Growth -- Fairground -- First large aerials -- Radio astronomy -- Dreams -- New start -- Lobbying -- Land troubles ...

The First Light Exhibition at Jodrell Bank Observatory narrates the history of radio astronomy and its impact on exploring the universe. Here, innovative experiential technology brings 50 years of ...

Astronomers have released a new image of the outer atmosphere of Betelgeuse – one of the nearest red supergiants to Earth – revealing the detailed structure of the matter being thrown off the star.

In a quiet White House visit last week, an English scientist delivered a memorable report: Radio-Astronomer A.C.B. (for Alfred Charles Bernard) Lovell, director of Britain’s Jodrell Bank station, told ...