http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2259561/The-71-year-old-Gateshead-discovered-new-planet--scientists-say-help-alien-life.html
I know, Daily Mail link, but hey: This "uncle" of ours (actually, my wife's father's friend) has been cited as being part of discovering a new planet.
Which is pretty damn cool, I'm sure you'll agree.
We got to hear of this tonight, as it was covered in the local newspaper of the region and we got told. So, googleing his name brought us this.. I guess it'll be in the print edition tomorrow.
(The Telegraph have also done a more detailed story about the whole thing, but the DM story is more about *him*..)
oh go on then.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9785860/Moons-rather-than-planets-are-the-best-place-to-find-aliens.html
― Mark G, Wednesday, 9 January 2013 23:09 (twelve years ago)
whoa! congrats to "uncle"!
― arby's, Wednesday, 9 January 2013 23:17 (twelve years ago)
Stargazer Roy Jackson, 71, began his hobby after retiring 15 years ago when he became fed up of daytime television.
love this
― arby's, Wednesday, 9 January 2013 23:19 (twelve years ago)
I bet on these sub-satellite planets you get some extraordinarily fast revolving seasons as it orbits the dark side of the gas giant. Well done to the man for his work.
― Damo Suzuki's Parrot, Wednesday, 9 January 2013 23:21 (twelve years ago)
I like the odd quiz show and Corrie but the rest of the soaps are a bit beyond me - they are just miserable.
Amen brother!
― Damo Suzuki's Parrot, Wednesday, 9 January 2013 23:28 (twelve years ago)
I like the end of the URL - Scientists say "Help! Alien Life!"
― Panaïs Pnin (The Yellow Kid), Wednesday, 9 January 2013 23:35 (twelve years ago)
both articles contain the same text?
― fit and working again, Thursday, 10 January 2013 00:15 (twelve years ago)
no.
― Mark G, Thursday, 10 January 2013 07:02 (twelve years ago)
the entirety of the telegraph article appears in the mail text, starting halfway down.
― fit and working again, Thursday, 10 January 2013 07:39 (twelve years ago)
Oh, right..
Tried sneaking a peek at todays DM, didn't see it there
Will have to buy one, I guess
― Mark G, Thursday, 10 January 2013 08:21 (twelve years ago)
Took another peek:
Article - "Slut shaming probably did me a favour" - mother of 14 yr old daughter who dressed "inappropriately" and put pic on facebook.. you can guess the rest. Along with the pic, of course.
Will see if I can get a 2nd hand one..
― Mark G, Thursday, 10 January 2013 09:05 (twelve years ago)