• MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    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.

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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      9 months ago

      Independent astronomers and agencies and other countries verify this stuff, so it’d be a complicated conspiracy.