Giant Asteroid Hurtling Towards Earth | Before It's News
This asteroid YU55, hopefully, will pass between the Moon and the Earth at the beginning of November 2011.
More dangerous, because it is much bigger is the Comet Elenin. Discovered by a Russian in 2010 it is heading toward the area of Earth as it travels through Space on a long orbit.
Will it hit the Earth?? It is due to fly by earth in October/November 2011 and will cause magnetic problems for most of the Northern hemisphere which could cause the North and South Magnetic Poles to swap over!! This event has happen many times in the past. It is thought that a similar shift caused the sinking of Atlantis and the wipe out of the dinosaurs. Nothing too drastic then !!!
The latest calculations say that it could pass as close as 0.20 Au. The Moon is 0.00256 au from Earth. So it should pass between the Sun and the Moon on the other side of the Moon from Earth. However the first calculations stated it would pass 8.8 Au away from Earth placing it on the far side of the Sun. Things may change again. For better or for worse is the big question. If it collides with a big piece of broken planet debris known as the Ourt Belt, then just like a pool ball, it could bounce anywhere!!
So why do we hear so very little about it????
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