Comment Australia fires astro physicists (Score 1) 460
Australia Cuts 110 Astrophysics/Astronomy Scientist Jobs
Because the science is settled there is no need for more basic research, the government says.
Marshall wrote in the memo that gravity waves, and therefore, astronomy, is now settled science, and basic research is no longer needed.
“The question has been answered, and the new question is what do we do about it, and how can we find solutions for gravity waves we will be living with,” he wrote.