英国研究与创新机构宣布将于2028年3月后停止对Lovell射电望远镜的公共资金支持1。这台望远镜宽度为250英尺（76米），于1957年完成1，是位于英格兰西北部Jodrell Bank天体物理中心e-Merlin网络的重要组成部分1。近70年来，该望远镜在射电天文学研究中发挥了关键作用，曾于1957年追踪苏联Sputnik卫星，并在1966年接收到月球表面的首批图像1。
这一决定引发科学界广泛担忧。物理学家Brian Cox表示这些削减是"具有毁灭性且不可逆转的"1。英国物理学会主席Paul Howarth指出："为了英国物理学和我们作为进行科学研究、开展研究创新的国家的声誉，我们敦促新政府重新审视这一系列灾难性决定"1。
U.K. Research and Innovation announced that public funding for the Lovell radio telescope will cease after March 2028.1 The facility, which was completed in 1957 and measures 250 feet (76 meters) in width, has been instrumental in radio astronomy research for nearly seven decades.1 Located at Jodrell Bank Observatory in northwest England, the telescope is part of the e-Merlin network and played a pivotal role in tracking the Soviet Sputnik satellite in 1957 and receiving the first images from the Moon's surface in 1966.1
The decision has drawn sharp criticism from the scientific community. Physicist Brian Cox characterized the cuts as "devastating and irreversible,"1 while Paul Howarth urged the government to reconsider, stating: "For the sake of U.K. physics and our national reputation as a place to do science, conduct research and innovate, we would urge the new government to review this ruinous set of decisions."1
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