A couple of really nice stories about the intriguing subsolar mass candidate #S251112cm
https://www.science.org/content/article/curious-gravitational-wave-may-be-hint-primordial-black-holes-or-just-noise by Adrian Cho
https://www.iflscience.com/candidate-gravitational-wave-detection-hints-at-first-of-its-kind-incredibly-small-object-81582 by @DrCarpineti
A groundbreaking discovery, or just a false alarm? Time (and more analysis) may tell
RE: https://mastodon.online/@cplberry/115577894655909992
I think these articles are great examples of science journalism—not all science is clear cut. Sometimes results are inconclusive. The mystery can dive us on to collect more data to figure things out. Much of being a scientist is not making breakthroughs, but wondering why that odd thing happened?