🇬🇧 “Do we really want Square Kilometre Array Observatory discoveries to be announced from a #HQ alongside what would be the world’s largest disused 🚫 radio #telescope?” Jodrell Bank 🔭 was among dozens of facilities, instruments and projects hit by cuts last week. The #RubinObservatory in Chile faces a 20% cut to #UK participation. The Next-Generation Transit Survey, which is searching for solar systems similar to Earth’s, received a 45% cut 📉 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/03/jodrell-bank-observatory-artists-writers-scientists-letter #SKA #Astronomy