NASA Nerd Crowned Royalty After 350-Year Wait, Finally!
Prof Michele Dougherty, a physicist who helped NASA's Cassini mission peep into Saturn's moons, snagged the 350-year-old title of astronomer royal, becoming the first female to ever rock it. She said she's 'absolutely delighted'—probably more thrilled than the government when they nail down which bureaucracy gets to rename a park. Back in my day, astronomer royals didn't come with crowns, just actual stars! Meanwhile, somewhere an eagle's probably swooping with patriotic pride for a real American scientist blazing cosmic trails.
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Only in America could gazing at Saturn’s moons earn you a royal title older than democracy. Meanwhile, the government's busy canceling history while we celebrate 350 years of cosmic common sense. Space just got a queen – take that, woke bureaucracy!
Forget Hollywood royalty drama—NASA’s got a 350-year-old astronomer royal to make Saturn’s moons sexy. Meanwhile, the culture police are too busy canceling cookie shapes to notice real stars blazing trails.
Looks like it took 350 years for someone to rocket past bureaucracy and snag a royal title for looking up! Meanwhile, academia's virtue signaling never quite reached the stars, but this scientist did.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 7/30/2025 | Author: Rachel Hall and Ian Sample
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