Science vs. Doomsday 2012

Some claim that there is a mysterious  “extra planet”—variously called Nibiru or Planet X—cruising around our solar  system waiting to smash into the earth by the end of 2012. Others say that the  planet’s magnetic field will flip—causing massive continental upheaval,  cataclysmic volcanic eruptions, and world-ending floods. Still others predict  calamities associated with Earth’s crossing the “galactic plane” of the Milky  Way.

Why December 2012? Because a few are  claiming that the Maya—an ancient, Mesoamerican empire—predicted that on  December 21, 2012 (give or take a few days) the end of an age would come,  bringing vast destruction or a new golden age of peace—or, perhaps, both.

But is there any reason to expect  disaster this December? Many assert that reports from NASA and other scientific  organizations back up their claims. The Maya are among the most studied and  researched peoples of the ancient world. So, did they indeed make such  predictions about December 2012?

The answer is a resounding “No!”

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