SOME COMETS LIKE IT HOT: Astronomers are still scratching their heads over Comet Lovejoy, which plunged through the atmosphere of the sun in December and, against all odds, survived. The comet is now receding into the outer solar system leaving many mysteries behind. [full story] [video]

FRIDAY THE 13TH AURORAS: Who says Friday the 13th is unlucky? Just look how the day began in Tromsø, Norway:

"Friday the 13th started very luckily indeed!" says photographer Antony Spencer. "We enjoyed an incredible display of auroras for five hours. The lights were so bright, even the snow turned green."

The auroras were sparked by the onset of a solar wind stream (~550 km/s), which reached Earth during the early hours of Jan. 13th. More geomagnetic activity is possible tonight as the solar wind continues to blow. Aurora alerts: text, voice.

~Mother Mary’s Message for the New Year 2012~

I came to tell you and to engage you with my Love and also to share with you from our prospective what will be the themes and necessary for this upcoming year, which is momentous.

Message from the Galactic Federation by Greg Giles - January 12. 2012