http://www.ufoandparanormalnews.com/Government-Stories/comet-ison-harbinger-of-doom-genesis-or/ Comet Ison named after International Scientific Optical Network by two Russians Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok who belonged to the organization discovered the comet in September 2012. Sun, 13 Oct 2013 20:01:59 UTC en