Editing Jodrell Bank Observatory (section)

== Square Kilometre Array ==
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[[File:At Jodrell Bank Observatory 2018 040.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|right|The [[Square Kilometre Array]] headquarters]]
In April 2011, Jodrell Bank was named as the location of the control centre for the planned [[Square Kilometre Array]], or SKA Project Office (SPO).<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/apr/03/jodrell-bank-largest-radio-telescope| title=Jodrell Bank to play key part in creating world's largest radio telescope | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=3 April 2011 | access-date=2012-05-25}}</ref> The SKA is planned by a collaboration of 20 countries and when completed, is intended to be the most powerful [[radio telescope]] ever built. In April 2015 it was announced that Jodrell Bank would be the permanent home of the SKA headquarters<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skatelescope.org/news/worlds-largest-radio-telescope-has-a-permanent-home-for-its-headquarters/|title=World's largest radio telescope has a permanent home for its headquarters – SKA Telescope|website=SKA Telescope|date=30 April 2015|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-14}}</ref> for the period of operation expected for the telescope (over 50 years<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skatelescope.org/news/ska-hq-selection-process/|title=Information regarding the SKA Headquarters selection process – SKA Telescope|website=SKA Telescope|date=11 March 2015|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-14}}</ref>).