could this really happen?

[LinkHylian]

I was watching the news once and then on the news,they mentioned something about an astroid going to hit the earth and wipe out the human race in 2036.at first I thought they were joking but then I went on to wikipedia and I noticed it was also mentioned on wikipedia.Also if that wasn't enough,a thew videos about this astroid hitting the earth were on youtube.could this really happen in 2036.

 

[Matt]

It could happen anytime (I think). It happens all the time but by the time they come down to earth they've burnt out into a little pebble. I think technology by 2036 will be advanced enough to prevent this from happening.

Dont also forget that wikipedia is a free to edit place, anyone can edit it

 

[Mario]

They are always saying the world is going to end but when the time comes it never happens so don't worry

 

[jesta]

We have a whole load of 'near misses' all the time. Some by asteroids/meteors that could be devastating, some not so. We don't hear about all of them because it's very hard to spot something traveling towards earth before its too late. We just don't have the means to search the whole of space at the same time. So 'Yes' this really could happen. But imagine throwing a pebble into the sea and hitting a fish dead, chances are you're not going to do it! Same with an asteroid hitting Earth.

 

[Dana~Banana]

Dude. last month a meteorite past by earth. It almost killed us too. Last year also. This one would probably past by earth like the others did. Last time i saw discovery channel it said a giant meteorite was going to hit earth. instead it just pass by.

 

[xtrapsp]

lol but the moon usually takes the meteors cause of the high lunar gravity

 

[killman360]

I have really heard alot about this aswell. Before I was a little woried about this, but that was a long time ago. I have seen on TV that they are coming up with technology to destroy astroids if one was to actually come this way and be harmful, but the odds are very very tiny.

 

[hockeyhero]

well.. like mp3 said.... only god know when the worlds gonna end... i myself dont believe that it's going to end in 2036..