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Now that it’s been operational for a while, I would love to see an analysis of the James Webb to determine if there’s diminishing knowledge returns to size. I
by obblekk 3y ago
Now that it’s been operational for a while, I would love to see an analysis of the James Webb to determine if there’s diminishing knowledge returns to size.
I worry a bit the cost of something like this may be better spent on other space exploration efforts which will yield more knowledge.
For instance, voyager 3?
- WarOnPrivacy 3y agoI would say nothing comes close to the sheer detail of the universe porn that Webb gives us. It's one money-shot after another. As far as astonishing tech goes, Webb charts hard.
- sp332 3y agoA Voyager mission only tells us about things in our solar system. A big telescope can tell us about the rest of the universe.