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I'm pretty sure it was an a posteriori explanation for a joke that went wrong because journalists can't recognize a slice of chorizo

• s1artibartfast 4y ago
  I don't think it's fair to say that the joke went wrong. It certainly showed how gullible people are
  • BrandoElFollito 4y ago
    Why gullible? When you look at images of stars there are plenty of versions. This one looked plausible, backed by a scientist. He fucked up and does not have the balls to face the music
    • IshKebab 4y ago
      It's quite obviously not a star.
      • BrandoElFollito 4y ago
        Why? I am not a cosmologist and the images I see here and there are quite similar. Plus a physicist tells me that it is a new image of a star so why should I doubt? "Quite obviously" depends on your knowledge of the topic. Scientists are there to help us decide what is true and what is not - and not erode the limited trust we have in science already. If this was a picture of a pokemon - sure. But this round thing with red and white spots togather with a reasonable explanation was not funny at all.
    • s1artibartfast 4y ago
      It is plausible viewed in a two inch image on a smartphone with one sentence of description. If you look at it in any more depth is obviously not. Perhaps this is not the appropriate level of detail for communicating and understanding cosmology