psychothumbs@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoNASA found a super-Earth. It's in a tantalizing place.mashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkNASA found a super-Earth. It's in a tantalizing place.mashable.compsychothumbs@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareMeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-29 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
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoIndependent astronomers and agencies and other countries verify this stuff, so it’d be a complicated conspiracy.
minus-squareAnnoyed_🦀 @monyet.cclinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoNasa is not the only space agency on earth. They communicate and verify the data.
minus-squareteft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 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.
minus-squareMJKee9@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoThat’s a key component of the flat earth ideology. They are idiots. Don’t be an idiot.
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
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.
That’s a key component of the flat earth ideology. They are idiots. Don’t be an idiot.