[luchak]

Because, while it is a landmark achievement, it has little relevance to which people have access to health care, which people are confined to cages their entire lives, or which people are allowed to make decisions about their own bodies -- and, in the US, other stories are very relevant to these questions right now.

I would love for Hayabusa to get more attention, but the problem isn't that it's being drowned out by nothing. It's being drowned out by stories that will have real and long-lasting effects on people's everyday lives.

[gmiller123456]

And, yet, a billionaire launching a car into space, or a tiny hole in the ISS both received significantly more press coverage than this, but are equally as unimportant compared to the other things you mentioned.

[hluska]

That's just how the news cycle goes. When things are happening, important stories get pushed aside. When nothing is happening, less 'important' stories get featured.

[ltmi600]

I think you are overestimating the amount of people who care about the issues you mention in your post.

[HeyLaughingBoy]

If you live in the US and believe this is the case, then I simply don't know what to do...