Press X To Doubt Sensational Space Headlines

Press X To Doubt Sensational Space Headlines
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The gap between sensational headlines and scientific reality is wider than the distance to any exoplanet. Journalists hear "potentially habitable zone" and immediately type "EARTH 2.0 CONFIRMED!!!" Meanwhile, the actual researchers are just sitting there with their spectroscopic data showing slightly elevated oxygen levels and a weak water vapor signature. The press conference hasn't even ended before #SpaceColonization is trending. Seventeen years of careful research reduced to "identical to Earth" in one headline. Skepticism isn't just pressing X—it's our entire keyboard.

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