So, can some /sci/mian explain to me how the misnomered Spitzer (launched 2003, already retired this year) telescope wasn't 90% inferior to Hubble (launched 1990, planed to run to 2050)?
Or, to a lesser extent, how the Webb telescope will be better than Hubble and not another flop?
It seems like academic endeavors have gotten less trustworthy and impressive every year for the past three decades.
Especially when it comes to astronomy; half of it is just ceaseless babbling about dark energy with nothing to show for it.