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"Again and again we see that the science is stranger and cooler than fiction," Knoll said during a NASA press conference today. "The very existence of these discoveries gives us cause to dream bigger, to question our assumptions."
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NASA are making fools of themselves again with these kinds of press releases. How can you use a "science is stranger than fiction" quote when you're whole press release is themed "we found a planet similar to this planet that was previously conjectured by fiction".
A major problem with astronomy these days is that in order to keep funds coming in they have to choose sensationalism over substance.