And Dasick, they estimate the size of exoplanets by monitoring light output over years. It's not really something we can know for sure because they are ao far away and the light difference is so little. But once you see a large about of data, stars dimming at very exact intervals... you can infer that there is something there.

niggas really be out here guessing what a planet looks like when we can't even precisely pin down its diameter, mass, or orbit

Thats what I said Worf

they determine it's composition based on the hue of the reflection

You said the stars blink. That implies it blocks out all light

since different atmospheres give away different hues

gotta remember that we sit on a really shitty vantage point in our galaxy, and we only have the one

It doesn't, it dims very very very slightly.

we can't see much from here

I really don't like the 'epic space science' people

that shit is the most irritating

"space big yo"

then again I don't like anyone

Yes, space is big. It's also fascinating. But people put far too much stock in science that we can't physically prove.

there's a tasteful way to engage with space

and then there are people who run around proclaiming shit they heard once as absolute fact

yes, STEM

yEaH dUdE, jUsT lIkE iN iNtErStElLaR!

I thought interstellar was a decent movie

It was

I didn't say it wasn't

but it has a really retarded fanbase

I didn't know it had a fanbase at all

at least a group of idolizers

I thought the "fanbase" consisted of a few dudes on 4chan and reddit who like to put the music over funny shit

It's a well done movie

I've come across a few

so either they were pretending to sound smart or truly idolize it

both ends are as retarded

Science wise it makes a lot of sense. They get a little wacky with it, but it's definitely grounded.

I could also suspend my disbelief enough to watch Gravity

adjusts glasses

you see, as a Kerbal Space Program expert I know exactly why Gravity is totally fake

Gravity was well made

ksp expert here too

kessler syndrome there doesn't make a whole lot of sense

and they ignore orbiting speeds

aaa

I imagine Black Science man tweeting smug shit about every scene about those movies

but also who cares, shit gets blown up in orbit so now you have to dodge flying debris

works for me