Just gonna note on point 1, lots of articles "explained" how steel can melt from fuel fires and buildings collapse straight the heck down. Twice. Nah, three times. They were super scientific with infographics and charts and everything. I'm still wondering why planes and cars aren't melting down daily.
True, but trying to tie a calibration picture of a new telescope to the star of Remphan is a bridge too far for me.
And even if - big IF - the images were setup to intentiinally generate that effect, so what? Does that detract from the utility of the telescope? No. Does it detract from the wonders we'll see? No. It just means some a-holes are in charge... which is no different from most of history.
Uh, this happened because the Webb was tilting on one axis. It just so happens to help distinguish between stars in the Milky Way and other galaxies.
The rest just make me roll my eyes. All credibility flushed away.
Just gonna note on point 1, lots of articles "explained" how steel can melt from fuel fires and buildings collapse straight the heck down. Twice. Nah, three times. They were super scientific with infographics and charts and everything. I'm still wondering why planes and cars aren't melting down daily.
True, but trying to tie a calibration picture of a new telescope to the star of Remphan is a bridge too far for me.
And even if - big IF - the images were setup to intentiinally generate that effect, so what? Does that detract from the utility of the telescope? No. Does it detract from the wonders we'll see? No. It just means some a-holes are in charge... which is no different from most of history.
Lol, meh. You should look into Operation Kronos if you really want your mind blown - it's written about briefly in "The Hunt for Zero Point."