Lovell Telescope Shutdown Imminent | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews The UK government is cutting funding for the iconic Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank, set to shut down by April 2028 unless new money emerges. This 70-year-old radio telescope, part of the e-Merlin network, has tracked Sputnik, captured lunar images, and helped discover black holes — now facing extinction due to budget cuts deemed necessary for “long-term scientific return.” Scientists including Brian Cox call it “devastating and irreversible,” while the Institute of Physics warns it’s a “terrible blow” to UK science. The University of Manchester is scrambling to find alternative funding from businesses, charities, or other government bodies, but without intervention, the telescope’s scientific mission will end — though its public engagement center remains safe. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0584745abe8d6928