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This is a two-panel comparison meme. The top panel displays an astronomical photograph of the 2019 Mercury transit, showing the tiny planet Mercury as a small dark dot passing in front of the much larger Sun, with labels pointing to each object. The bottom panel shows an extreme close-up of a human fingertip, with an even tinier 'X' mark labeled as the 'close ad button' found on intrusive mobile advertisements. The joke draws a humorous parallel between the minuscule apparent size of Mercury next to the Sun and the frustratingly tiny size of ad close buttons, which are intentionally made hard to tap correctly to trick users into opening the ad.

Mercury Transit Compared To Tiny Mobile Ad Close Button

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This meme uses the popular "Nobody:" format, which indicates the described behavior occurs completely unprompted. The text at the top reads "Nobody: Me going out to see the Lunar Eclipse:". Below the text, there is an edited image showing a real photograph of a red blood moon total lunar eclipse against a dark night sky, next to a photoshopped Patrick Star from *SpongeBob SquarePants* leaning far backwards with his mouth wide open in exaggerated awestruck shock, staring up at the eclipse. The joke is relatable, referencing the excessive excitement many people feel when viewing rare natural astronomical events like a lunar eclipse.

Patrick Star Overexcited for Lunar Eclipse Meme

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The meme pairs explanatory top text with a popular reaction photo of a distressed dog. The top text states '8 year old me when I was told that the sun will explode in 5 billion years'. Below the text, a brown dog is shown lying face-down on the ground looking extremely upset and overwhelmed, as if it is crying or panicking. The humor comes from the relatable experience of children overreacting to extremely distant, far-off events that will never impact them during their lifetime, treating the sun's predicted explosion billions of years in the future as an immediate, personal catastrophe.

8 Year Old Overreacting To Sun Exploding In 5 Billion Years Meme

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This two-part meme humorously references the changing classification status of the dwarf planet Pluto. The top section is labeled 'Pluto in 1930', showing a blonde bearded Nordic Chad meme character telling Pluto 'Congratulations, you're a planet' in reference to Pluto being discovered and classified as a full planet in 1930. The bottom section is labeled 'Pluto in 2006', where the same character addresses Pluto with 'Bro... I have some bad news' referencing the 2006 International Astronomical Union decision that reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet, revoking its status as a full planet in the solar system. The joke plays on the widespread public affection for Pluto and the common lighthearted discourse surrounding its demotion.

Pluto is still a planet, just a dwarf one

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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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