Armageddon?
Posted: Tue 15 Feb, 2005 19.30
OK, we've heard loads of reports in a similar vein to this, but it's worth reading until the end:
Now try telling anyone that's superstitious not to worry!AOL News wrote:Massive Asteroid Careers Towards Earth
A giant asteroid is speeding towards the Earth, space scientists said today.
The massive rock, almost a quarter of a mile wide, was on a one-chance-in-60 collision course with the planet – though most observers now believe the odds to be a fraction of this.
However, the space rock will come so close that it will pass between the Earth and orbiting telecommunications satellites – and, at 22,600 miles, will be the nearest miss in recorded history.
It will also be visible with the naked eye from the UK mainland.
If the asteroid were to hit Earth, the resulting explosion would be the equivalent to a direct strike with 20 hydrogen bombs.
Vast areas of the planet would be transformed into wasteland, or, if it hit the ocean, a giant tsunami would be generated.
Professor Mark Bailey, director of the Armagh Observatory, said: “I think everyone is saying that it is going to miss, though you will be able to see it with a small telescope or even the naked eye.
“It is like being on a train station platform and watching an express train go by three feet away.
“You’re close but it’s not dangerous.”
The asteroid, called MN4, will skim Earth on Friday, April 13 2029.