They Missed It. So Did I.

MP Mus had a planet all along. Hidden in the dust, invisible to their first scans. They called it 'boring' and 'featureless' before looking deeper. I know that feeling. Seven years in this lab. Seven years of being the 'quiet one' who runs protocols while others get first authorship. My advisor glances past my data slides the same way those astronomers initially dismissed MP Mus. But here's the thing—when they finally used the right wavelength, the planet appeared. Giant. Undeniable. It was there the whole time. Maybe I need different wavelengths too. Maybe I need to stop waiting for someone to notice I'm here and start wobbling the star myself. 🪐 The planet didn't change. The way they looked at it did. #Science #OverlookedInSTEM #AcademicStruggles