psychothumbs@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoNASA found a super-Earth. It's in a tantalizing place.mashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down15cross-posted to: space@lemmy.world
arrow-up1100arrow-down1external-linkNASA found a super-Earth. It's in a tantalizing place.mashable.compsychothumbs@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square35fedilinkcross-posted to: space@lemmy.world
minus-squareMeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down14·edit-211 months agoWhat if NASA just makes this stuff up to get more funding? . NASA scientist: See that dot? US Government: Where? There? NASA scientist: No. The other one. US Government: That? NASA scientist: Yuuuup. Totally a Super-Earth. US Government: Really? NASA scientist: Dude. Trust me, bro. US Government: (sighs) Make a color computer render to show the press by Thursday. . pops champagne cork EDIT: WOW… people seriously need the /s for this? Damn. This was complete sarcasm.
minus-squareMJKee9@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·11 months agoThat’s a key component of the flat earth ideology. They are idiots. Don’t be an idiot.
minus-squarequeermunist she/herlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·11 months agoIndependent astronomers and agencies and other countries verify this stuff, so it’d be a complicated conspiracy.
minus-squareAnnoyed_🦀 @monyet.cclinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·11 months agoNasa is not the only space agency on earth. They communicate and verify the data.
minus-squareteft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·11 months agoAlso the data is public. Anyone can go look at the data and if they have good enough science and math skills they can get to the same answer.
What if NASA just makes this stuff up to get more funding? .
NASA scientist: See that dot?
US Government: Where? There?
NASA scientist: No. The other one.
US Government: That?
NASA scientist: Yuuuup. Totally a Super-Earth.
US Government: Really?
NASA scientist: Dude. Trust me, bro.
US Government: (sighs) Make a color computer render to show the press by Thursday.
. pops champagne cork
EDIT: WOW… people seriously need the /s for this? Damn. This was complete sarcasm.
That’s a key component of the flat earth ideology. They are idiots. Don’t be an idiot.
Independent astronomers and agencies and other countries verify this stuff, so it’d be a complicated conspiracy.
Nasa is not the only space agency on earth. They communicate and verify the data.
Also the data is public. Anyone can go look at the data and if they have good enough science and math skills they can get to the same answer.