Astronomy's contribution to climate change rivals the emissions from some countries

Because space shuttle missions went up to repair and refurbish the Hubble Space Telescope, it has a relatively large carbon footprint compared to other telescopes.

Building and operating telescope can generate a lot of greenhouse gases. In fact, it’s as if each astronomer in the world was driving more than 100,000 miles per year, a new study finds.

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Source: NPR Space News