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JWST Has Spotted Six Rogue Planets, Without a Star to Call Home (www.sciencealert.com)

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

as would the gravitational interactions that would yeet them out into the big, wide galaxy.

Please stop using slang words in professional writings. It's embarrassing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

It's communication to the public, not an official paper. When talking to the public, you meet them on their level. You knew what it meant, so mission accomplished.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It’s in the vernacular now. You only notice it because you’re older than the term. For a Zoomer or younger Millennial, it won’t stand out so much.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I'm an older millennial who generally dislikes new words like that but this is the one that I fully accept. It's just a good word, you don't need any prior knowledge the understand it either, it just works.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I think its a good use of yeet