ITV NEWS: How Jodrell Bank is leading the way in our planet's search for life in space

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    If aliens are sending messages to us here on Earth, a team in Cheshire will soon be in charge of the biggest listening device on the planet.

    The radio telescope at Jodrell Bank has been at the centre of a host of space discoveries for decades. Now, a deal has been signed to build a telescope so big it'll spread over two continents.

    Thousands of dishes will be built in South Africa and Australia. But they'll be run from Jodrell.

    Period13 Mar 2019

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    • TitleHow Jodrell Bank is leading the way in our planet's search for life in space
      Media name/outletITV News
      Media typeTelevision
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date13/03/19
      DescriptionIf aliens are sending messages to us here on Earth, a team in Cheshire will soon be in charge of the biggest listening device on the planet.

      The radio telescope at Jodrell Bank has been at the centre of a host of space discoveries for decades. Now, a deal has been signed to build a telescope so big it'll spread over two continents.

      Thousands of dishes will be built in South Africa and Australia. But they'll be run from Jodrell.
      URLhttps://www.itv.com/news/granada/2019-03-13/how-jodrell-bank-is-leading-the-way-in-our-planets-search-for-life-in-space/
      PersonsAnna Scaife
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    Keywords

    • astronomy
    • Square Kilometre Array