Very sad. While some of what you say is true, most of what I enjoy as a scientist is the parts where I get to actually try and answer a question that no one knows the answer to. There is some part of what you say to being a scientist, but it is not nearly as important as you make it out to be. Being a scientist is fun! It can be boring at times (what job isn't), but it has very fun parts that keep me going to work.
Actually, it is very complementary to Spitzer. Spitzer observes at wavelengths from 3.6-160 microns, Herschel observes at wavelengths 55-672 microns. The do overlap, but have different strengths.
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Very sad. While some of what you say is true, most of what I enjoy as a scientist is the parts where I get to actually try and answer a question that no one knows the answer to. There is some part of what you say to being a scientist, but it is not nearly as important as you make it out to be. Being a scientist is fun! It can be boring at times (what job isn't), but it has very fun parts that keep me going to work.
Actually, it is very complementary to Spitzer. Spitzer observes at wavelengths from 3.6-160 microns, Herschel observes at wavelengths 55-672 microns. The do overlap, but have different strengths.