NASA: We're Gonna Probe More Comets!

[Tuckerfan]

Why should aliens have all the fun?

Depending on the overall health of Deep Impact’s Flyby spacecraft after monitoring Comet Tempel 1, a go/no-go decision can be made to send it on a 3.5 year cruise to Comet Boethin.

That object orbits the Sun every 11 years. It was discovered on January 4, 1975 during a routine comet-hunting session carried out by the now deceased Reverend Leo Boethin of the Philippines.

I’m sure Brian May will be thrilled.