The importance of geotechnical studies for siting an ELT
Site selection is, no doubt, one of the most important preliminary studies in any telescope project since the image quality of the telescope will be limited by...
The Importance of Having an Extended Point-spread Function in Low Surface-brightness Science
Obtaining and characterizing the extended point-spread function (PSF) is essential to extract accurate photometric information from deep imaging surveys. In...
The importance of improved collision cross sections in deriving interstellar cloud parameters from rotational line spectra
It is shown how present uncertainties in the ability to compute collisional cross sections for rotational transitions can lead to order of magnitude errors in...
The importance of professional role models and changing stereotypes in fostering STEM vocations
Recent studies show that in Europe we are losing women's talent in some key disciplines for the future, particularly those directly related to astronomy. In...
The importance of Scientific literacy in our Society
Scientific literacy in our society has entered a period of serious decline. Contrary to our perception, the interest of lay people for the sciences has not...