THERE IS A COMET THAT CAN HIT EARTH AT 2229. YET ASTRONERMERS OR SCIENTESTS DON'T TRY TO STOP IT?
2006-11-03 08:22:29 · 5 answers · asked by OMAR M 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It's okay; I've got a really big umbrella.
2006-11-03 10:39:52 · answer #1 · answered by stevewbcanada 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep in mind this particular event you speak of is very unlikely. You cannot predict the course of a comet over 200 years to the accuracy of our planet. Not even using the magical box you are reading this post on.
A comet will hit us in the future, it is a mathematical certainty. If we can do something about it, we probably will.
2006-11-03 10:41:52 · answer #2 · answered by Wol377 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible for a comet to hit earth, but there is no reason to suppose that any particular comet is on its way here anytime soon. Should such a reason arise in the future, presumably people will deal with it; until then, it is properly off the bottom of peoples' priority lists.
2006-11-03 08:28:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi. I absolutely guarantee that a comet will strike Earth much sooner than that. But it won't be a big one, about the size of a house. Not this one either : http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060427_cometsw3_noimpact.html
2006-11-03 08:28:45 · answer #4 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There's an asteroid that may hit Earth in 2036. I'd worry about that one first.
2006-11-03 08:27:23 · answer #5 · answered by JBarleycorn 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋