Halley's Comet begins its return journey to Earth Saturday
Halley's Comet begins its return journey to Earth Saturday
Halley's Comet is predicted to reach its farthest point from the sun on Dec. 9, beginning a 38-year journey toward Earth that culminates in 2061.
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46 0 ReplyOh damn, this basically embodies my comment in another thread. I hope to live to see it return.
15 0 ReplyI thought it was a far side comic I saw as a kid, but after googling it I couldn't find the original source.
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Voluntarily...?
16 0 ReplyI was obsessed with space for a while when I was pretty young. I remember finding out that I saw Halley's comet when I was a baby, and became convinced that I'd live long enough to see it come back again, or even die once it returned. I guess I was a little bit morbid or looking for some sort of meaning to life.
So anyway, this is the beginning of my mid-life crisis.
15 0 ReplyAuthor Mark Twain was born during the comet and stated he would go out with it, and did!
13 0 ReplyI mean yeah, he milled himself lol he got to choose the day, it wasn’t fate
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I wonder if we’ll still be here.
11 0 ReplyDepends on next year’s elections results
13 2 ReplyThe comet doesn't care.
9 0 Replyk
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Yeah, humans are kinda like the HIV of species, so we'll be around.
4 1 ReplyDepending on your definition of species, HIV is the HIV of species.
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Oh weird. I heard the same thing about 6 weeks ago, either there's some imprecision in the measurement or poor reporting
7 0 ReplyAphelion Day!
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