A friend and I were talking the other and she said she'd heard that a comet (I didn't bother to correct her about that bit) was on a collison course with earth for the year 2036. Can someone please give a convincing (and true) answer that this is not the case?
2006-12-01 11:21:07 · 9 answers · asked by spear_1021 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I read this in Astronomy somewhere, and I found an article exactly like this!
The story is, an asteroid named Apophis (An egyptian god of some bad thing like death... I forget) may be on a collision course with Earth. We don't know yet, but we may know in a few years, and a few years before it may happen.
Aphopis's orbit is, for the most part, predictable. And for it to hit Earth, it will have to pass through 3 points in its 3 orbits near Earth. These points (astronomers call them "keyholes") are very small but if, while it's passing by, it passes through one of the points each time for each of the 3 orbits it'll make before 2036, Earth is gonna get hit.
As far as your talk, the answer is: We're not sure. We'll only know once it passes through (or misses) the keyholes.
I'm rooting for you. Best Answer material right here.
2006-12-01 11:33:05 · answer #1 · answered by Jesus 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There are lots of ways that this world as we know it will end. The website link lists most of them.
According to NASA, there is a chance that the 320m Asteroid 99942 Apophis may hit the earth in 2036.
For every one of us, the world ends when we die so this could be within the next few minutes.
2006-12-02 08:45:41 · answer #2 · answered by Nothing to say? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be e^(-5) in 2036 and e^(-8) in 2037. Even if it hit, probably it will be similar to the one that hit Siberia in the 18 th century.There were several Shoemaker meteors hitting Jupiter 20 some years ago.
So what, Jupiter is still there.
It will not be the end of the world!
2006-12-01 16:16:05 · answer #3 · answered by chanljkk 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't worry, the end of the world is not in 2036. It's actually much, much, much sooner than you think. Not really the end of the world, more like the end of the age.
2006-12-01 11:53:31 · answer #4 · answered by Atlas 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm a hard-core, deep-core, blue-collar driller. I'll go up an plant a nuke 800ft deep on this goddam asteeroid thang, jest provided ah get to shag Liv Tyler and git exemption from payin' taxes in perpetuity...I don't want to miss a thing!
Would not only save the earth but revive Aerosmith's flagging career.. after all it's her dad that's singin it!
2006-12-01 11:50:25 · answer #5 · answered by troothskr 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
nasa gives a probability of impact as 1 chance in 45 000 (2.2 x 10e-5). the probability of impact has kept going down with additional observation and will most likely keep going down with future observations.
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/a99942.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99942_Apophis
2006-12-01 11:39:19 · answer #6 · answered by warm soapy water 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
how can I give a convincing answer ...not don't think they would tell us even if they knew .......just hope that he from movie Armageddon is still working whits his name ......but seriously leave it to the powers that be sure they have it in hand its their lives to ...please call if you notice a mass Exodus to the moon ... please
2006-12-03 05:27:13 · answer #7 · answered by bobonumpty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look it up on NASA, they must have the answer you're looking for...
2006-12-01 11:25:55 · answer #8 · answered by Canellalewy 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
thats great. we can all die together lol
2006-12-01 17:27:45 · answer #9 · answered by aceofspades2798 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋