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This is a 4-panel webcomic meme featuring a cartoon depiction of the Greek mythological figure Orion, for whom the famous Orion constellation is named. In the first panel, an off-screen voice tells Orion sitting on a couch that he has received a package. In the second panel, Orion excitedly opens the package and exclaims that it is his new belt. In the third panel, he wears the belt with a disappointed expression, stating it is not as good as he expected. In the fourth panel, he uses his phone to leave a 3-star review for the product. The core joke is a clever pun referencing the Orion's Belt asterism, a set of three bright stars that are the most recognizable feature of the Orion constellation.

Orion Leaves 3-Star Review For His New Belt

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This is a two-panel relatable comparison meme. The top panel displays an astronomical photograph of the transit of the planet Mercury across the face of the Sun, with the extremely small dot of Mercury labelled next to the massive, glowing Sun. The bottom panel shows a close-up shot of the edge of a human fingertip, with a tiny X mark near its edge labelled as the 'close ad button' found on many mobile websites and applications. The comedic parallel draws attention to how absurdly small ad close buttons are, making them as difficult to accurately target as the tiny planet Mercury appears next to the Sun.

Mercury Transit vs Tiny Ad Close Button

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This is a two-panel humorous meme personifying astronomical bodies. In the first panel, an oncoming asteroid says to Earth 'Hi, can I buy you a drink?', and Earth replies 'Sure!'. In the second panel, Jupiter moves to position itself directly between the asteroid and Earth, cutting off the interaction, with the line 'She's not interested'. The joke plays on the real astronomical fact that Jupiter's large gravitational field acts as a shield for Earth, deflecting or absorbing most asteroids and comets that would otherwise collide with Earth, framed as a relatable dating scenario where a third party intervenes to block someone attempting to flirt, even though the recipient already agreed.

Jupiter Says She's Not Interested Meme

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This two-panel comparison meme draws a humorous relatable parallel between astronomical scale and everyday internet annoyances. The top panel shows an astronomical photograph of the transit of Mercury across the surface of the Sun: the large orange Sun is labeled 'the sun', and the tiny black speck of Mercury passing in front of its edge is labeled 'mercury', highlighting how extremely small Mercury appears relative to the Sun. The bottom panel is an extreme close-up shot of a human fingertip showing its fingerprint ridges, labeled 'my finger', with a tiny 'X' icon (the standard close button for pop-up ads on mobile apps and websites) near the edge of the finger, labeled 'close ad button'. The joke emphasizes that intentionally tiny ad close buttons are as difficult to accurately press with a finger as Mercury would be to tap against the surface of the Sun, referencing the common frustration of accidentally tapping ads while trying to close them.

Mercury Transit Compared to Tiny Ad Close Button Meme

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This meme is a side-by-side visual comparison set on a dark, star-filled outer space background. The left image shows Mimas, a natural moon of Saturn, which features a large, distinct crater that makes its appearance highly recognizable. The right image depicts the Death Star, the famous fictional planet-destroying space station from the Star Wars media franchise. Explanatory text below the two images notes that the striking visual similarity between Mimas and the Death Star is entirely coincidental: the first Star Wars film was released in 1977, while the first clear photograph of Mimas was not taken until 1980, 3 years after the Death Star design was already established. A 'Rated Red' watermark is placed between the comparison images and the lower text block.

Saturn's Moon Mimas Looks Identical To The Star Wars Death Star By Coincidence

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This is an infographic with a solid black background, published as part of Science Alert's 'This Week In Science' series. It lists 6 recent peer-reviewed scientific findings, each paired with a small illustrative thumbnail: 1) A slow-release joint injection that repairs cartilage to relieve osteoarthritis in weeks, per new animal study (thumbnail of an inflamed knee joint). 2) Sperm whale communication follows structured rules highly similar to human speech, per new analysis (thumbnail of a sperm whale). 3) A Norwegian man is in long-term HIV remission after receiving a stem cell transplant from his brother who carries a rare beneficial genetic mutation (thumbnail of an HIV virus particle). 4) A massive magma reservoir with volume comparable to the Yellowstone supervolcano was discovered under Tuscany, Italy (thumbnail of cracked, glowing magma). 5) Higher midlife vitamin D levels are linked to lower levels of tau protein tangles (a key Alzheimer's disease hallmark) in the brain later in life (thumbnail of a brain neuron). 6) Astronomers discovered the purest known ancient star, made almost entirely of hydrogen and helium, located within the Milky Way galaxy (thumbnail of the ancient star in space). The bottom of the graphic displays the Science Alert logo and a link to sciencealert.com for more information.

This Week In Science Roundup from Science Alert

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This is a two-panel comparison meme that uses different SpongeBob SquarePants reaction images to joke about the differing reactions of biologists and astronauts when encountering a new lifeform. The top panel is labeled 'THE BIOLOGIST' and shows a calm, thoughtful SpongeBob holding his hand to his chin, reflecting how biologists regularly discover new species on Earth and have a measured, curious reaction. The bottom panel labeled 'THE ASTRONAUT' shows SpongeBob screaming in extreme shock, exaggerating how momentous and shocking finding a new extraterrestrial lifeform would be for an astronaut.

Encountering A New Lifeform: Biologist vs Astronaut

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This is a two-panel comparison meme featuring Walter White from Breaking Bad that jokes about the common complaint that bank security cameras almost always have terrible low-resolution image quality despite being right on location. The top panel pairs a perfectly clear, high-quality shot of Walter White with text that reads 'A picture of a planet 5 billion kilometers away', pointing out that modern astronomy can capture clear images of extremely distant objects in space. The bottom panel pairs a heavily blurred, unidentifiable low-quality close-up of Walter White with text reading 'Bank security cameras', highlighting the ironic absurdity that cameras located feet away from subjects are often far lower quality than images of planets billions of kilometers away.

Bank Security Cameras Bad Quality Meme

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This is a humorous meme that imagines the reaction of the Artemis II moon mission crew when they look back towards Earth from space, and see hundreds of bright flashing lights coming from the planet. The joke refers to the fact that thousands of people on Earth would all take photos of the passing Artemis II rocket, creating a massive flash of lights that would look alarming from space. The meme uses the popular reaction image of actor Matthew McConaughey as Joseph Cooper in the film *Interstellar*, with a shocked, wide-eyed confused expression while smoking a cigarette, to perfectly convey this surprised, alarmed reaction.

Houston we have a problem: Artemis II crew sees Earth flashing lights

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A photograph of a tabby cat wearing a clear plastic cone (resembling an astronaut's helmet) being held by a person who is using nail clippers to trim the cat's claws. Overlaid on the top left is a tweet from Paul Bronks (@SlenderSherbet) with the text: "The toughest part of astronaut training is the claw trimming." The cat has a slightly annoyed or resigned expression, and the person is focused on trimming the claws. The background appears to be a kitchen or utility area with shelves and a red container.

Astronaut Training's Toughest Part: Cat Claw Trimming

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The meme features two lines of text above a screenshot from the Marvel film 'Black Panther.' The top text reads 'Earth completes one revolution around the Sun,' and the middle text reads 'Stup!d Rent-paying mammals :' with a typo in 'Stupid.' Below the text is a scene of a large, cheering crowd in a stadium-like setting with a waterfall, focusing on a Wakandan warrior in green and red attire raising his arms in celebration. The humor contrasts the cosmic event of Earth orbiting the Sun with the mundane human experience of paying rent, implying humans prioritize trivial concerns over astronomical phenomena.

Earth Completes Revolution vs Rent-Paying Mammals

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The meme is divided into two sections. The top section features bold text reading 'Betelgeuse exists: Astronomers:' accompanied by an image of the red supergiant star Betelgeuse, depicted as a bright orange sphere. The lower section is a screenshot from the animated film 'Despicable Me' (2010), showing the character Gru (wearing a gray suit and blue tie) standing in front of a crowd of onlookers, with yellow text at the bottom reading 'let it die! let it die!' The humor stems from the playful exaggeration that astronomers are eagerly anticipating Betelgeuse's potential supernova, hence their supposed desire for the star to 'die,' referencing Gru's lyrics from the film.

Astronomers React to Betelgeuse: 'Let It Die!'

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