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Is astronomy a luxury? | Science

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Is astronomy a luxury? | Science
After years of spending taxpayer’s money, stunning images and groundbreaking science are emerging from the JWST space observatory, the Euclid space mission, and the newest telescope, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which recently began an ambitious systematic survey of the sky. It’s tempting to assume that the public is captivated by what astronomy is revealing about the Universe, and so the tap of government funding will keep flowing. But in tough times like these, those holding the purse strings might be tempted to see astronomy, and other areas of “pure science” such as particle physics, as dispensable luxuries.

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