ooli@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 4 months agoNASA just scored a badly needed win: The best potential evidence of alien life yetwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1274
arrow-up1274external-linkNASA just scored a badly needed win: The best potential evidence of alien life yetwww.businessinsider.comooli@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareDickFiasco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up57·4 months agoDoes NASA really need to “score a win” or is that just click bait?
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up48·4 months agoYeah, unfortunately. They’re a popularity based branch. You gotta clap to keep them alive.
minus-squaremrvictory1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·4 months agoNASA depends on funding from the government
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoAnd the government accepts cool rocks in trade?
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoSadly, yes, if the rocks generate enough interested congresspeople.
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoYeah, they’re already stocked on space noodles, unfortunately.
minus-squareslampisko@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 months agoThe article actually goes into detail on that point.
Does NASA really need to “score a win” or is that just click bait?
Yeah, unfortunately.
They’re a popularity based branch. You gotta clap to keep them alive.
“Please clap”
NASA depends on funding from the government
And the government accepts cool rocks in trade?
Sadly, yes, if the rocks generate enough interested congresspeople.
Yeah, they’re already stocked on space noodles, unfortunately.
The article actually goes into detail on that point.