Jose Canseco says comets are 'the key to our survival'

Former MLB slugger Jose Canseco is very excited about NASA's recent successful mission to put the Philae lander on a comet, calling the celestial bodies "the key to our survival."

Former MLB slugger Jose Canseco is very excited about NASA's successful mission to put the Philae lander on a comet, calling the celestial bodies "the key to our survival."

It seems Canseco has big plans for the human race in regards to the space rocks, saying that they will open up travel to other planets and finally catch us up with the universe's other denizens who are big believers in comets.

Comet Transport is the key to our survival .

— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) November 13, 2014

Galactic Beings have used comets as star taxis for eons

— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) November 13, 2014

Comets are faster than anything we could ever build and have their own power solving are two problems

— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) November 13, 2014

Opens up new business like galaxy touring cruising, asteroid mining, interstellar trade, and planet colonies

— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) November 13, 2014

hug for u NASA #cansecomet

— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) November 13, 2014

Between Curt Schilling's recent biology lesson, and Canseco's mastery of astronomy, maybe we should just close all the schools and follow former MLB players on Twitter instead.

- Brendan Maloy