Earth will
be hit by an asteroid in future, similar to the one that killed off thedinosaurs. That will wipe out most, if not all forms of life. This will happen
with a 100 percent certainty, say the B612 Foundation. While that might seem
like they are a group of paranoid, conspiracy theorists, the Inquisitr points
out that they are made up of former astronauts, astronomers, engineers, and
scientists.
B612 calls
themselves an organization that, "that works towards protecting the Earth
from asteroid impacts and informing and forwarding worldwide decision-making on
planetary defense issues," according to their site. B612's philosophy is a
mix of history and technology, notes the report. They say that asteroid impacts
have happened to Earth several times in the past and at least once –the KT
event– came close to completely wiping out all forms of life on the planet.
It is this
event that put an end to dinosaurs on the planet, allowing warm-blooded mammals
to take over the planet. From a science point of view, notes the report, both
government agencies like NASA as well as amateur astronomers have been staring
at the night sky, attempting to look for asteroids for several decades now.
NASA has,
according to this report, identified 90 percent of asteroids that are big
enough to cause concern and also be on a collision course with Earth. It is the
remaining 10 percent that is worrisome, says B612. That leaves millions of
doomsday rocks simply floating around space with the power to kill Earth. Also,
NASA looking at asteroids and tracking them is one thing, but actively doing
something about it something else. If even one of those asteroids gets past
Earth's telescopes, that could spell bad news, says the president of B612
Danica Remy.
While there
is not much that can be done about it, if caught at the right time, however,
NASA is working on project HAMMER, to kill asteroids by either bumping it
really hard or using nukes like in the movie Armageddon.
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