Federation of Magic Pop UFOS

Just reading an interesting article written at Business Insider .  With recent news about over 200k sign-ups to be selected to be sent on a one-way to Mars, this information was sure to be shared, though the "sexy" angle certainly made me look. Image from article: From the article:  Here's what Chris Webster from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which manages the Curiosity rover currently roaming Mars, had to say over email: The most serious immediate impact would be from the low atmospheric pressure that is nearly a vacuum compared to Earth, and within minutes the skin and organs would rupture, outgas and produce a quick painful death.  Zoinks! Be careful what you wish for.

Mars is the mission.  We've conquered a lot that is on Earth.  Quite possibly everything, but who the hell knows?  Maybe the Earth still has some mystery left.  But others feel it is time we go to space.  Take Elon Musk, who spoke to a crowd at SXSW about the importance of his SpaceX program. I drive by the SpaceX facility in Hawthorne with awe.  It's right here, and it's transforming the world.  That's something I can dig.

So the big news is that a comet will come near Earth in 2013 and put on a spectacular show for all to enjoy.  This is no doomsday prediction, or prophecy, this is the real deal, and with no threat to our planet.  It's something to look forward to and will be certain to send shock-waves of interest. Here's a bit from the article : By the end of summer it will become visible in small telescopes and binoculars. By October it will pass close to Mars and things will begin to stir. The surface will shift as the ice responds to the thermal shock, cracks will appear in the crust, tiny puffs of gas will rise from it as it is warmed. The comet's tail is forming. Slowly at first but with increasing vigour, as it passes the orbit of Earth, the gas and dust geysers will gather force. The space around the comet becomes brilliant as the ice below the surface turns into gas and erupts, reflecting the light of the Sun. Now Ison is surrounded by a cloud of gas called the co...