17-year old NASA intern finds planet on 3rd day of work

[LadyStanley]

17-year-old high school student discovers rare new planet 3 days into NASA internship

And it's a planet with two stars (think Star Wars' Tatooine).

Definitely added some significant experience and accomplishment for his resume.

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[koyvoo]

It’s a young man’s game now

 

[JMCx4]

After some time dealing with NASA bureaucracy, young Mr. Cukier will be designing video games for his own start-up.

 

[BHD]

His intelligence is out of this world.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Haha, this kid lives not 5 minutes from me the town over. VERY VERY rich town he lives in (maybe top 10 in the country?). I'm sure his parents had him all the state of the art equipment his whole life so he knew what he was doing when he got into that internship.

Edit - this article doesn't have it, but he's from Scarsdale, NY

 

[Bob Clarke Fan Club]

Haha, this kid lives not 5 minutes from me the town over. VERY VERY rich town he lives in (maybe top 10 in the country?). I'm sure his parents had him all the state of the art equipment his whole life so he knew what he was doing when he got into that internship.

Edit - this article doesn't have it, but he's from Scarsdale, NY

If so, good on his parents!

 

[The Crypto Guy]

If so, good on his parents!

Yup. And the kid literally hit the lotto with that discovery. Absolute will get a full scholarship to a top school and an amazing career locked in place for him afterwards.

 

[PatrikBerglund]

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[romba]

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[CrazyMonkey1208]

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[JMCx4]

There once was a man from Nantucket...

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