The world will NOT end next month
Aug 20, 2015 10:38:07 GMT -6
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Post by Rain on Aug 20, 2015 10:38:07 GMT -6
Well, I guess NASA is trying to ruin our doom porn bet for September that we have going. 
The world will not end next month after all, at least not by an asteroid. So whoever said asteroid, sorry, you are out of the game.
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The world will not end next month after all, at least not by an asteroid. So whoever said asteroid, sorry, you are out of the game.
Relax! The world will NOT end next month: Nasa denies rumours of a massive asteroid impact bringing worldwide destruction
Nasa issues exasperated statement in response to viral internet rumours
It says claims an asteroid will hit Earth next month have no scientific basis
Nasa said there are no asteroids that could collide for the next 100 years
The nearest asteroid to pass in September will be two million miles away
Nasa issues exasperated statement in response to viral internet rumours
It says claims an asteroid will hit Earth next month have no scientific basis
Nasa said there are no asteroids that could collide for the next 100 years
The nearest asteroid to pass in September will be two million miles away
There is never a shortage of doom-mongers warning of the impending end of the world, but rarely does Nasa feel the need to intervene to put people's minds at rest.
In response to a rumour that has gone viral around the world, the US space agency has insisted claims that an asteroid will hit the Earth in September have 'no scientific basis'.
The predictions were first made by an online community of biblical theorists who claimed the space rock will hit sometime between 15 and 28 September.
They warned the impact, which was said will occur near Puerto Rico, would cause widespread destruction along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the US, Mexico, and much of Central and South America.
But, in what will be a relief to all wondering why a Bruce Willis and a team of asteroid smashing roughnecks have not been dispatched to save the planet, Nasa has dismissed the claims.
According to its Near-Earth Object Observations Program, which scans the skies for potential threats, there are no asteroids or comets that could impact the Earth anytime in the 'foreseeable future.
In fact, of all known potentially hazardous asteroids, there is a 0.01 per cent chance one of them will impact Earth in the next 100 years.
Of course, this does not mean there is not an unseen asteroid or comet hurtling towards Earth, but officials say anything big enough to cause the damage being predicted for September would have been seen by now.
In response to a rumour that has gone viral around the world, the US space agency has insisted claims that an asteroid will hit the Earth in September have 'no scientific basis'.
The predictions were first made by an online community of biblical theorists who claimed the space rock will hit sometime between 15 and 28 September.
They warned the impact, which was said will occur near Puerto Rico, would cause widespread destruction along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the US, Mexico, and much of Central and South America.
But, in what will be a relief to all wondering why a Bruce Willis and a team of asteroid smashing roughnecks have not been dispatched to save the planet, Nasa has dismissed the claims.
According to its Near-Earth Object Observations Program, which scans the skies for potential threats, there are no asteroids or comets that could impact the Earth anytime in the 'foreseeable future.
In fact, of all known potentially hazardous asteroids, there is a 0.01 per cent chance one of them will impact Earth in the next 100 years.
Of course, this does not mean there is not an unseen asteroid or comet hurtling towards Earth, but officials say anything big enough to cause the damage being predicted for September would have been seen by now.
I was just about to say the same thing, 
