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This is presented as a scientific article in which astronomers claim to have discovered "signs of liquid water on the surface of a terrestrial planet in the habitable zone" --  however, as the accompanying photos (four people on a beach, of whom two are sitting under an umbrella and one is making sand castles) show, the planet in question is Earth. This would not be considered a noteworthy discovery.
  
 
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Revision as of 13:27, 5 June 2026

Planetary Science
The research was overseen by the Institutional Review Board, which is what I named my surfboard.
Title text: The research was overseen by the Institutional Review Board, which is what I named my surfboard.

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This is presented as a scientific article in which astronomers claim to have discovered "signs of liquid water on the surface of a terrestrial planet in the habitable zone" -- however, as the accompanying photos (four people on a beach, of whom two are sitting under an umbrella and one is making sand castles) show, the planet in question is Earth. This would not be considered a noteworthy discovery.

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<Title of journal article>Evidence of liquid water on the surface of a terrestrial planet in the habitable zone

Planetary science journals have asked astronomers to please stop submitting their vacation photos.


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Hey I discovered sentient creatures on the planet! --Kirinhatchi (talk) 14:37, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

"Sentient" :D :D 130.76.187.47 14:58, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
I used to think there was intelligent life. Then they elected Trump. Barmar (talk) 15:39, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
Earth can be used as a test case for detectors of life. If your method is not detecting life on earth, then your detector produces too many false negatives. For instance the galileo space probe was tested with Earth during a fly-by, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_project#Remote_detection_of_life_on_Earth. --2001:4091:A241:81DC:E857:F66B:684E:C4FD 18:25, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
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