Did ya see the new telescope?

Posted by Zero 10 years, 5 months ago to Science
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10 times more powerful than the Hubble!
First light in 8 years. (Well... we'll see.)

I swear we live in the days of Science Fiction.
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  • Posted by freedomforall 10 years, 5 months ago
    Sorry to be a wet blanket, but: Private or taxpayer funding?
    Is the top of a volcano the best place to invest $1.4 billion ? (If privately funded, it's their concern, applause for them.)
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    • Posted by 10 years, 5 months ago
      Your right, of course.
      And if given the opportunity to vote for it, I wouldn't.

      But with all the money blown, I do get excited to see some small bit go to things like this.

      And "small bit" is exactly right. The same $ amount spent on Science in a year is consumed by the welfare state in what... a week? A day? (I'm too lazy to figure it out right now. I should do that.)

      But the amount makes no difference. You are 100% right - of course.
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