Germanicus
02-13-2011, 06:31 PM
An asteroid travelling at 23,000mph could crash into Earth on April 13, 2036 killing millions and causing global chaos, scientists claim.
In a plotline taken straight from a science-fiction film, astronomers in Russia are predicting that the 300-yard-wide Apophis could slam into the planet in 25 years' time.
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n449/ruffusruffcut/Asteroidblast.jpg
But don't panic just yet, as it is extremely unlikely to happen.
So unlikely, in fact, that Nasa has given the catastrophic event odds of 250,000-to-1 that it actually takes place.
First, the comet must pass through a narrow gravitational keyhole - a small region in space that can alter the course of a passing asteroid due to Earth's gravity - in April 2029 before it can be on course to collide seven years later.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1355848/Asteroid-slam-earth-23-000mph-April-13-2036-scientists-say.html
In a plotline taken straight from a science-fiction film, astronomers in Russia are predicting that the 300-yard-wide Apophis could slam into the planet in 25 years' time.
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n449/ruffusruffcut/Asteroidblast.jpg
But don't panic just yet, as it is extremely unlikely to happen.
So unlikely, in fact, that Nasa has given the catastrophic event odds of 250,000-to-1 that it actually takes place.
First, the comet must pass through a narrow gravitational keyhole - a small region in space that can alter the course of a passing asteroid due to Earth's gravity - in April 2029 before it can be on course to collide seven years later.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1355848/Asteroid-slam-earth-23-000mph-April-13-2036-scientists-say.html