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The hardest part is not so much modeling the comet's gravity, but modeling the aerodynamic effects since at this distance from the Sun outgassing is already tak
by avz 12y ago
The hardest part is not so much modeling the comet's gravity, but modeling the aerodynamic effects since at this distance from the Sun outgassing is already taking place at a substantial rate.
It's a big blow to the flight dynamics team that the copyright arrangement for the pictures from some of the onboard scientific cameras makes it impossible for the FD team to use them. Sponsors of the instruments keep denying the permission to guarantee that no competing science and publications can be made before they publish.
- avar 12y agoSo much for putting advancing scientific knowledge first, as opposed to making sure you're the first to publish something. A very bad side effect of scientists only caring about published results, not acquiring the raw data needed for those published results.
- bjelkeman-again 12y agoAll the incentives in the current scientific system are pushing scientist that way. It is sad, but I think it is a bit unfair to say that the "scientist only care about published results". That is a little like saying a musician only care about money because they copyright their songs and publish on iTunes. I think both scientists and musicians care a lot about music and science, despite how the current system works.