https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/0912.0201/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23939967urn:hackerpapers:mention:0912.0201:23939967Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:30:50 GMT<p>Yep. Lots of very clearly uninformed opinions here. Can confirm there are many advantages and disadvantages of space-based vs ground-based telescopes. Saying &quot;well astronomers should just use space telescopes those are better&quot; is quite ridiculous and reveals a deep ignorance for how astronomy is actually done (as though an entire field of science has not maybe had that thought?). Extreme expense and complexity of space based telescopes is one large downside (saying &quot;well space x will make that cheaper&quot; um, maybe? but that will not happen for quite some time, and you realize you are parroting…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/0912.0201/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>astro-ph.IM