Alien Comet May Have Infiltrated the Solar System

New Scientist has a piece about Comet Machholz 1, whose uncommon molecular composition suggests, but does not prove, that it may be an interloper from another star system. "Comet Machholz 1 isn't like other comets. David Schleicher of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, measured the chemical makeup of 150 comets, and found that they all had similar levels of the chemical cyanogen (CN) except for Machholz 1, which has less than 1.5% of the normal level. Along with some other comets, it is also low on the molecules carbon-2 and carbon-3."

Comments

Oh, no, Alien Comet!

[to6o]

I'm sure the other comets are freaking out

Re:Oh, no, Alien Comet!

[dunkelfalke]

it could be worse - imagine all of the trucks suddenly freaking out.

Well..

[Anonymous Coward]

I, for one, welcome our new interstellar-traveling, cyanogen-lacking space overlords.

Re:Well..

[wisty]

All hail Xenu!

Entry is Free.

[retech]

It entered our system the moment it heard Obama had Nasa's budget on the chopping block. Coincidence? I think not.

Re:Entry is Free.

[Hognoxious]

What is the escape velocity for getting out of a star system?

African or European?

Re:Entry is Free.

[Ihmhi]

I could go for some three-bodies interaction.

Re:Entry is Free.

[rbanffy]

Is the comet carrying coconuts?

Alien bastards

[LockeOnLogic]

I, for one, am sick to death of these alien comets just waltzing into our solar system taking jobs away from good hard working comets of our own solar system!

Re:Alien bastards

[Hurricane78]

Dek uur deeewww!!!

Re:Alien bastards

[asylumx]

That's it. Everybody back to the pile!

Re:Alien bastards

[corbettw]

They're just doing the jobs that lazy Solar System comets refuse to do. Besides, it's the hard working, entrepreneurial comets that are willing to travel a trillion miles for a chance at a better life for themselves and their satellite debris that made this star system great.

Re:Nuke it! Nuke it now!

[master5o1]

Only if it is on a collision course with Earth and we can send Bruce Willis up there to do the drilling.

Re:Nuke it! Nuke it now!

[Anonymous Coward]

Could we just send him up anyway?

Naquadah

[CarpetShark]

No, if it's made of naquadah, they'll WANT you to nuke it.

Re:Naquadah

[Anonymous Coward]

sorry, retry with a startrek reference

Re:Naquadah

[Ihmhi]

We need to reverse the polarity on Earth's deflector shields!

In related news..

[Max Littlemore]

Scientists have discovered a Buddhist monk who is not human.

Tensing Abowtaleven isn't like other humans. Hans Gripperpienis of the Starbucks, somewhere, measured the chemical makeup of 150 humans, and found that they all had similar levels of the C8H10N4O2H2O except for Abowtaleven, which had less than 0.5% of the normal level. Along with some other humans, he is also low on the molecules C2H5OH and Coc.

food for thought...

New Comet Checklist

[moxley]

Let's see:

1. Kool Aid (it should be blue) - CHECK
2. Cyanide - CHECK
3. Video Cameras to record our ascension to the spaceship that will take us to heaven - CHECK
4. Special freaky "cult blankies" to cover up with so when they find our "empty shell vessels" they know that this was a joyous occasion, and not some weird cult suicide thing - CHECK

I think we're ready....You guys just head to the mansion, there's plenty of kool-aid for everyone, but I olny have 25 futuristic cult blanky death shrouds, so you may want to bring you own, I suggest blue or black, but whatever you do just make sure it doesn't have snoopy or south park or some cartoon character...Star Wars is okay - we're videoing everything.

Re: "Screw Star Trek"

[Anonymous Coward]

Oldie? would you prefer a "Treehouse" reference lil' one?