See, the Mayans just wrote the wrong year for the end of the world.

Just like you'll be writing '2012' on your checks for a while.

“Comet ISON appears on course to achieve sungrazer status as it passes within a solar diameter of Sun’s surface in late 2013 November. Whatever survives will then pass nearest the Earth in late 2013 December,” NASA astronomers explained in a posting.

via SDA
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