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Our current working hypothesis(es) and theories have not been invalidated so far and thus, they depict the most accurate model we have.
But it’s just a model: data that we get artists to turn into pretty “space” pictures.
If the public had a real understanding of astronomy and space exploration it would neither be seen as interesting or worth funding.
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Our current working hypothesis(es) and theories have not been invalidated so far and thus, they depict the most accurate model we have.
But it’s just a model: data that we get artists to turn into pretty “space” pictures.
If the public had a real understanding of astronomy and space exploration it would neither be seen as interesting or worth funding.