A space ant fires its lasers

(esa.int)

69 points | by based2 2160 days ago

6 comments

  • jonahrd 2160 days ago
    I'm happy to see this on the front page of hacker news! It was already shared to me via my family because Donald Menzel was my great grandfather.
    • erric 2160 days ago
      Oh nice! Small world! Are you also pursuing a career in science?
  • DanielBMarkham 2160 days ago
    Meta: I know people hate click-baity headlines, but it is the weekend and sometimes things are a bit more lax around here then.

    I love clever headlines. Not the lying click-bait sort, but the kind that make puns or tell the summarize the story in a fun way.

    It used to be that after you bought the newspaper, you were done making financial decisions. But editors would still stick these stories with cute heads deep inside. It gives a feeling for the tone of the people putting together the content.

    For my money, for folks who like these things, "Giant Space Ant Fires Lasers At Earth" is just too much to pass up.

    • duozerk 2160 days ago
      It may be clickbait, but it's not clickbait that's trying to sell you something or more generally make money - it's trying to get people interested in space, and it's relatively wholesome, so I agree.
    • ianai 2160 days ago
      But you do have to deliver decent photos of said lasers at least
  • erric 2160 days ago
    Titles aside, it did get my curiosity piqued, I didn’t know lasers could be naturally formed.
  • yuvalr1 2159 days ago
    Sounds like a Salvador Dali's painting
  • newAntOverlords 2160 days ago
    This title delivers.

    There's an ant. It's in space. It shoots lasers.

  • memebox3v 2160 days ago
    Is it aliens?