A rough estimate suggests that space missions and ground-based observatories emit greenhouse gases equivalent to more than one million tonnes of carbon dioxide each year. Among the most intensive sources are the Hubble Space Telescope, and for ground based observation, the Very Large Telescope.

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We could drop a few million niggers into a live volcano to offset the carbon emitted while actually learning about the fucking Universe we live in.