Thanksgiving Memes

The cosmic family drama we never knew we needed! The top panel shows all the major planets having a jolly Thanksgiving feast while poor little Pluto sighs from afar, not invited to the planetary party. Then the bottom panel reveals the truth - there's a separate "dwarf planet table" where Pluto sits with fellow celestial misfits like Eris and Ceres, complaining about their second-class status in the solar system. This is basically the astronomical equivalent of being relegated to the kids' table at family gatherings. In 2006, astronomers officially demoted Pluto from planet to "dwarf planet" status, and clearly, the wound is still fresh. Nothing says "cosmic injustice" like watching Neptune enjoy mashed potatoes while you're stuck with the planetary outcasts who don't even like sweet potatoes.

The agony of holiday science conversations captured in four painful panels! The relative confidently questions why space photos lack stars (a common conspiracy talking point), while the exhausted scientist tries explaining light pollution. When the relative doubles down with "light isn't a physical thing, it can't cause pollution," you can practically feel the scientist's soul leaving their body. Light pollution is actually the excessive artificial light that drowns out celestial objects in our night sky. But the real issue here is the space photos conspiracy theory - NASA images often use exposure settings optimized for their main subject (like the Moon or spacewalking astronauts), making stars too dim to capture. The same reason you can't see stars in daylight photos! The desperate "Auntie please" is the universal cry of scientists everywhere who just wanted to enjoy their turkey in peace.