On May 14th, the gigantic asteroid 1999 FN53 will blow past the Earth approximately 26.5 lunar distances away, or 6,360,000 miles. While a drastic change of trajectory could put the asteroid on a collision course with our planet, it is highly unlikely.
However, due to the colossal size of the rock, which is roughly an eighth of the size of Mount Everest, the event leads many to speculate what would happen if the asteroid did hit the Earth. What could possibly happen?
One professor of astronomy, Bill Napier, at the University of Buckinghamshire, states that an impact of this proportion would kill off about 20% of the Earth’s population. “It would undoubtedly lead to the deaths of around 1.5 billion people, we are looking at a mass extinction of humanity.”While many are panicking, there is an even larger asteroid that is expected to hurtle past even closer to Earth in June.
Check over on the Next Page to see what would happen if an asteroid of this size did actually strike us.
Unfortunatly the Target is New Babylon. AKA America…
If you all believe this trash boy do I have a bridge to sell
Hmm didn’t know there was a panic. Oh thats right I’m too busy working to care.
No panic around here.
this prop ain’t real but if itis thank you for scaring me out of my wits im not going to be sleeping that day
Well we know what Obama and anyone else that’s into population control would like to happen
don’t stick your arms out the window
Turn off the light,the party is over.
It’s not foretold in the Bible so it’s not true.
I’ve not even heard of it. Must not be that big of a deal.