Headline Shorts
Arubis-Phi - First Picture
Captured by the Pecker probe on the outskirts of our Galaxy, first glimpse of the new gas planet and its moon Tikka. Shot taken looking back towards our sun.
Video from the Delta 2 Galaxy
NASA boffins are wetting themselves with delight as the latest video is
beamed back. This eclipses everything that has gone before said one sad sack with a degree in bollocks.
Star Wars' Legacy
George Lucas has been urged to put an end to all future filming as alarming new pictures reveal the extent of his follower's
Over The Moon
French film-maker Serge Grass has
bemused scientists with his shots of the moon. Speeded up 71.3
times the Moon's spin appears eccentric, said the eccentric!
Red Dwarf Captured
The odds are ten thousand times worse than winning the lottery or
hearing something intelligent from 'Dubya' but these boys from Brazil
captured the moment. Sweet!
Columbia to blast off from Columbia
The
flagship space craft may rocket away from its namesake site says one expert - a man with one
shoe and a piss soaked raincoat.
Starburst Spectacular
Swede's
simulate a starburst under laboratory conditions using 2 pieces of
flint and a stretch of the imagination - no shit!
Drik Beta Discovery
Ion Vallance reports from Wales
Concern was growing
yesterday over the discovery of a new planet named Drik Beta after its finder Paul Smith. The 'Purple' planet has its own moon that orbits its equator 3.5 times every Earth day. Due to the planets own strange orbital path it is only visible for short irregular periods. Pakai Pika and Bath Boo, two astronomers from Tonga, claim they were the first to postulate on the existence of this planet. They claim they highlighted this in a special scientific paper over 15 months ago.
The pair believe the planet should have its current 'ridiculous' name removed and replaced with their names - Pika Boo. Jonas Jughead, founder of NameYourPlanet.com, believes the Tongan's have a valid case and has listed the planet under their names on his site.
However, he does see that Mr. Smith provided great assistance in highlighting its existence and has therefore named the planets moon after him - Paul.
NASA meanwhile has the planet listed only as Tush 3519.032 - at least it's not some stupid name said an unofficial official.
