is this true?!?!?!?

Question

is it true that sometime in like 2050 or something like that a comet will hit the earth and kill everyone or is it just another thing to freak people out.

Answer 1

You probably need to give us a reference to the particular story.

One respondent mentioned the close pass of Near-Earth asteroid (99942) Apophis in 2029 and a possible return pass in 2036. Apophis is an asteroid, not a comet.

Near-Earth asteroids and short period comets can be tracked over time and their orbits thus predicted into the future. A number of survey projects have been underway for the last decade aiming to find most of the larger ones (bigger than about 1 km in diameter). Depending on how you count around 700-800 of an estimated population of around 1100-1200 have been found to date. Around 80% of those found have been seen at two or more oppositions and thus their orbits are becoming quite well known. The population of smaller objects could run into the tens or hundreds of thousands. There could be around a million objects out there of the size that caused the Tunguska explosion in 1908. These are hard to track because they are rather faint and so far we've only found a few hundred of them, most have also only been seen at one opposition so we don't have a good idea of where they will be into the future.

Long period comets coming from the outer parts of the solar system can only be picked up on their way in and are thus unpredictable. Space being large, most of the impact risk is from near-Earth objects, not from comets coming out of the Oort cloud.

Answer 2

In 2029 and 2036 a comet will come close to Earth, but scientists have calculated that it will indeed miss. It'll sure be a sight to see, though!

Scientists haven't determined yet if the comet will hit after 2036. I believe it's getting closer each time it cycles around Earth, so it's anyone's guess, but even if it did hit, it wouldn't kill everyone. I read somewhere that its hardly large.

Answer 3

It's another thing to freak you out..however NASA is planning a manned mission to an asteroid BEFORE we go to the moon to help with the moon landing and come up with ways to deflect the comet/asteroid

Answer 4

well in 2029 they believe that one will come very close to us. after it passes us its said to mabye go into a keyhole that will return it back into our way. now once again this is not for sure but it is more likely if it goes into the keyhole its chances of hitting us are much greater. but still not 100% sure it will

Who knows all i know is if it does and we live though it then we can all tell how we live through the biggest thing man kind as done. saved us all... and not by right for freedom this time.

Answer 5

Hi there .I wouldn't be too concerned about it because if it's true we have plenty of time to figure out a way to stop it from hitting us .There is a lot of space junk travelling out there and it is possible a piece large enough to do damage could collide with the Earth any time.Sooner or later we will be destroyed but when that happens no one knows.(It will be interesting to see Steven Spielberg's remake of the 1950 sci. fi. movie "When Worlds Collide")

Answer 6

Right now scientists are unaware of any comet or meteor that's on a collision course for earth, so you can rest easier.

Answer 7

I don' think any comets are headed for us. It's probably a scam like you said.

Answer 8

Anything is possible but I have heard nothing about that particular date being connected with a disaster of that kind. I would not lose sleep over it.

Answer 9

its true!!! you need to start building your bomb shelter now, and maybe you'll be done in 43 years, except if it did happen you would die no matter what, but they will know when it is coming so you can toke up right before it hits. best of luck!!

Answer 10

who can predict it? there's still no telescope created for that. 50years is leaving a veryyyyy farrrrrrrrr distance. eeww. if 'comet' is considered as a metaphor, then yes,, it's GLOBAL WARMING!