When do we stop an ongoing science project to make room for something new? Decision-making is a complex process, ranging from budgetary considerations and tension between ongoing projects, to progress assessments and allowance for novel science developments.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals
Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription
$29.99 / 30 days
cancel any time
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 12 digital issues and online access to articles
$119.00 per year
only $9.92 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Peebles, P. J. E. Preprint at https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.02672 (2021).
Planck collaboration. Astron. Astrophys. 641, A6 (2020).
Riess, A. G. et al. Astrophys. J. Lett. 908, L6 (2021).
Freedman, W. L. Preprint at https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.15656 (2021).
Hikage, C. et al. Publ. Astron. Soc. Jpn 71, 43 (2019).
Asgari, M. et al. Astron. Astrophys. 645, A104 (2021).
Secco, L. F. et al. Preprint at https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.13544 (2021).
DES collaboration. Preprint at https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.13549 (2021).
Trotta, R. Contemp. Phys. 49, 71 (2008).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding authors
Ethics declarations
Competing interests
The authors declare no competing interests.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Lahav, O., Silk, J. Knowing when to stop. Nat Astron 5, 855–856 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-021-01460-7
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-021-01460-7
