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Nature 443, 386-389 (28 September 2006) | doi:10.1038/443386a; Published online 27 September 2006; Corrected 18 October 2006

Decadal surveys: Wishing for the stars

Geoff Brumfiel1

  1. Geoff Brumfiel is Nature's physical sciences correspondent based in Washington.

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US astronomers are renowned for getting together and choosing their projects as a group. But just as these tactics are catching on in other fields, some say the astronomy process is grinding to a halt. Geoff Brumfiel investigates.

Some of us are impulse buyers, some chaotic shoppers, and some of us head out with a carefully thought through list of what we want. Collectively, US astronomers fit in that last category.

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