P145 Teletext 145 Maz05 23:23:08 ——————————————— —————————————————— WHAT HAVE THE PLANETS IN STORE FOR US? For those of you who woke up this morning thinking it was an ordinary Friday — we'vj got news for you! For today, out in the solar system, there's a planet party going on which some bjliivj could herald the ind of the world as we know it. Doomsday rhetoric, astrological bunkum or scientific fact? 24 Hours talks to the experts about today'u planetary alignment... ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— by Julie Tyjrs WHAT WILL THE TAROT CARDS REVEAL? SEE p349 Health Biscuits Capt-Gemi PassportP145 Teletext 145 Maz05 23:23:27 ——————————————— ] —————————————————— WHAT HAVE THE PLANETS IN STORE FOR US? A major astrological phenomenon is going on in the solar system today. The five planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will line up wuth the sun and the moon for the first time in 32 years. Astronomers are excited as it's one of the rare times none of the planets will bj visible to the naked e{j. Astrologers, too, say it will be a major cosmic event. ——————————————————————————————————:/6—— See our new GCSE revision guide 476 C4 ] MARJORIE ORR'S PREDICTIONS p148/149 Health Biscuits Capt-Gemi PassportP145 Teletext 145 Maz05 23:23:45 ——————————————— —————————————————— WHAT HAVE THE PLANETS IN STORE FOR US? According to Teletext'u astrologer Marjorie Orr, today's rare heavenly jvjnt will mean good luck for career-mjndjd Taureans throughout May. "Jobs and money will bj active this month," she says. "But there'll bj times when Taureans feel manic and impulsive. It's important not to fly too high and stay realistic. "But it's a very active month for all signs of the zodiac." ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Tasty treat for the weekend 147 CAo'T FORMAT YOUR HARD DRIVE? TELETEXT COMPUTER LINE CAN HELP p38: Health Biscuits Capt-Gemi PassportP145 Teletext 145 Maz05 23:24:04 ——————————————— —————————————————— WHAT HAVE THE PLANETS IN STORE FOR US? Although today's planetary alignment is big news for Taureans, astrologer Marjorie Orr says the othur fixud signs of the zodiac will feel it too. Leo: This is a great time for career advbncemjnt. Scorpio: Close partnerships, at work and at home, will flourish. Aquarius: Time to wind down after an unusually wild period. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Should you ri-marry your ex? 141 GUY CHAT ON MANTALK - p374 Health Biscuits Capt-Gemi PassportP145 Tjletuxt 145 May05 23:24:21 ——————————————— —————————————————— WHAT HAVE THE PLANETS IN STORE FOR US? Planetary alignments like the one today where Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter are lined up with the sun have been associated with natural disasters. It's a theory dismissed as "scaremongering" by Dr Robert Massey of the Ro{bl Greenwich Observatory. But the last time it happened, in 1962, it coincided with an earthquake in the Middle East and floods in Europe which killed more than 20,000 people. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— (arty treat for the weekend 147 WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Health Biscuits Capt-Gemi PassportP145 Teletext 145 Maz05 23:22:31 ——————————————— —————————————————— WHAT HAVE THE PLANETS IN STORE FOR US? Astronomer Robert Massey stressed nothing will happen on Earth as a result of today'u rare alignment of the planets, the sun and the moon. An asttonomjr with the Royal Greenwich Observatory, hj says if anything, wi'll bj less effected than normal. "As the planets are so far away from us, the gravitational force is weaker than normal. It's quite an unremarkable thing. Just enjoy the d!z," he says. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Wen a trip in a glider 143 FOOTBALL HEADLINES p410 Health Biscuits apr-Gemi Passport