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Astronomers face unexpected attack from social media



Having found that planet HD 189733 b whiffs of rotten eggs, social media keyboard warriors have raised concerns that scientists may be training the James Webb Space Telescope to search for planets that smell of sugar and spice and all things nice and have accused these scientists of paedophillia, since this is what little girls are alleged to be made from.


Sir Patrick Valance, who was recently appointed by the Prime Minister as Science Minister said the idea was almost as absurd as those he heard government ministers spout during the pandemic, but the Reform UK leader echoed the words of Mandy Rice-Davies of the Profumo scandal fame, by saying “Well he would say that, wouldn’t he?”




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