IAU sighs in relief as everyone finally stops talking about that Pluto thing last year...
Clerical error catastrophe at the ISR
And remember to wear your Margaret block.
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playoffs are not even underway in the 2007 Science Spring Showdown, yet
already the teams are maneuvering for any advantage they can get.
The match-ups are so even, that everyone knows it is the
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face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">I must admit…
I really love the onion. I also enjoyed this recent article.
I nearly fell off my chair at this one
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/31628
and Nigel Weiss told me he found it pretty hilarious as well. Apparently the Press Office at the RAS wasn't entirely sure whether they should respond, but decided in the end that there wasn't really anything more to be said.