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Apprehensive_Note248 t1_j9ume7w wrote

Reply to comment by AbandonedPlanet in Massive 'forbidden planet' orbits a strangely tiny star only 4 times its size. by Rifletree

Rare in that we haven't processed that many exoplanets relative to the number of stars we've been able to chart, and haven't seen this kind of pair yet with the exoplanets we have found.

Honestly, I roll my eyes at these kinds of descriptions as sensationalized garbage.

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noonemustknowmysecre t1_j9uqq8n wrote

Part of me is happy that there's space news. Part of me is disgusted at the current state of quality in news in general. We're right next to the rack of tabloids declaring batboy was found on Gliese 581c.

I should start paying for a newspaper again or something.

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snuggl3ninja t1_j9v96my wrote

Space and astrophysics are way more interesting than these headlines (for those who study and understand more of it). If these headlines grab one kids attention and makes them turn to study it as a career path or hobby then it's done its job. We don't want dense scientific papers to have to also attract the next wave of scientists, that's what these bait headlines are for. For example in these posts the headline brings you in. To either learn more or educate people on the actual science. It's a win/win.

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