World Observatories: in Order to Carry Out New Observations, Modern

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Essay

World Observatories: In order to carry out new observations, modern astronomy requires access to highly specialized telescopes and instruments, be it telescopes in space such as the HST, or large collections of linked radio telescopes like the VLA. These facilities are so expensive to construct and maintain that we are entering an age in which only a single facility for each type of instrument will exist to serve the entire world. What do you think the impact of having only "world observatories" will be on the science of astronomy? Will it influence the scientific process? Should taxpayers be more willing to fund sciences like astronomy in order to avoid this situation?

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