Invisible mass shaping galaxies and the cosmos
UKRI has withdrawn funding for the e-MERLIN network at Jodrell Bank, risking 28 jobs and years of research. Observations may end in March 2028 unless alternative funding is found. The cutoff follows cost pressures and prioritisation debates within UK science funding.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, a 10-year program that will image the southern sky every few nights. The telescope has started regular operations from its Chilean mountaintop site and is already returning new detections, including thousands of asteroids and transient views such as Comet 3I/ATLAS.