About This Episode
When the new comet R2 Swan appeared, the internet went wild — AI-generated videos claimed it was 100x bigger than 3i Atlas... But there’s no data to support that. 🚫 As Stefan Burns explains, sometimes viral AI clips take a single comparison — and inflate it for clicks, not facts. It’s a reminder that even in space science, hype spreads faster than light. ⚡ 🎙️ Full episode with @maxweather2: https://youtu.be/oGIboC9lVSA #SpaceTok #Science #AI #PodcastClips #Comet #Astronomy #Misinformation #podcast
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this new comet that flew in 2025 R2 Swan. Immediately a whole bunch of these AI videos started running with the it's a 100 times bigger than three Atlas. There's no data for that. It's just a com someone just made it up because there's the potential energy of interest you could say of threei Atlas and then you say this is a hundred times bigger. That comparison makes people want to click on