"J. Scott Miller" wrote in message
...
For those interested in this finding that didn't make as much headlines as
the
apparent discrepancy did - media feed on controversy/sensationalism, not
on fact
finding - you might check out the Hipparcos web site:
http://astro.estec.esa.nl/Hipparcos/hipparcos.html

Ah, good, that's what I wanted to know. Specifically this article:

http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/obj...odylongid=1033

Yousuf Khan