[Hanni]

Originally Posted by Mazrim

Hey now, none of this common sense crap. Obviously, another US government coverup through NASA. Firing missles into the Sun to try to destabilize it? The convenient "occulting mask" BS? Causing 2012 through human interaction? You bet! Wake up, sheeple!!

I'm not really sure what to make of this comment, or where the sarcasm is directed...

Anyway, I saw Phil Plait's post about this the other day on twitter and thought it was a good contrast from an actual astronomer of the Globe's comment:

Originally Posted by Globe and Mail

NASA filmed a video of a comet crashing into the sun on Oct. 1, and the flare that blows out from the other side suggests the comet did have an effect on the sun.