Tess Memes

Nothing like spending decades earning multiple degrees, publishing papers nobody reads, and fighting for grant money—only to have some teenager waltz in and discover a planet while you're still trying to figure out the office coffee machine. This is based on a true story of Wolf Cukier who found TOI 1338b (a circumbinary planet) while staring at star data for three whole days. Meanwhile, seasoned astronomers are questioning their life choices and updating their résumés for positions at Starbucks. The universe has a twisted sense of humor.