Astrobites

Astrobites is a news website that reports on astronomical discoveries and research. The site covers various topics such as exoplanets, stellar activity, radio astronomy, high-energy photons, and Uranus' core composition. It also discusses upcoming events in the space exploration field and provides information on surveys of the sky. While the content is generally easy to read with a score of 95 for readability, there is some deceptiveness in terms of downplaying evidence that may contradict certain claims.

85%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This news site has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on its reporting.

Bias

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The observational parameters used to study stellar activity can become offset in time from the effects of stellar activity on radial-velocity measurements.
  • These are just a small sampling of demonstrations in the article – ultimately, they all seem to point towards stellar activity probably being the source of the radial-velocity signal from HD 26965, unfortunately for Vulcan.

Recent Articles

  • New Research Reveals HD 26965 b, Known as Vulcan, is an Astronomical Illusion Caused by Stellar Activity

    New Research Reveals HD 26965 b, Known as Vulcan, is an Astronomical Illusion Caused by Stellar Activity

    Broke On: Tuesday, 28 May 2024 Astronomers led by Dr. Abigail Burrows have revealed that the supposed exoplanet HD 26965 b, previously believed to be a super-Earth orbiting 40 Eridani A and resembling Vulcan from Star Trek, is actually an illusion caused by stellar activity. The team's findings, published in The Astronomical Journal, demonstrate the importance of accounting for stellar activity when analyzing exoplanet data to make accurate distinctions between planets and stellar surface features.