The date of Earth's potential destruction
has been set at 16 March 2880, when an
asteroid hurtling through space has a
possibility of striking our planet.

Researchers studying the rock found that
its body rotates so quickly that it should
break apart, but somehow remains intact
on its Earth-bound trajectory.

They believe it is held together by cohesive
forces known as van der Waals - and
although this is considered a major
breakthrough, scientists still don't know
how to stop it.

The discovery was made by researchers at
the University of Tennessee (UT), Knoxville.
Previous research has shown that asteroids
are loose piles of rubble held together by
gravity and friction.

WHAT IS ASTEROID 1950 DA?

The asteroid, named 1950 DA, is a rock
two-thirds of a mile in diameter, travelling
at about 15 km (nine miles) per second
relative to the Earth.
It is approximately 3,280ft (1,000 metres) in
diameter, but rotates once every two hours
and six minutes.
At this rate, the rock should break apart and
eventually disintegrate, but it is not
showing any signs of doing so.
In fact, the rotation is so fast that at its
equator, 1950 DA effectively experiences
negative gravity.
If an astronaut were to attempt to stand on
this surface, he or she would fly off into
space unless he or she were somehow
anchored.
The presence of cohesive forces has been
predicted in small asteroids, but definitive
evidence has never been seen before.
It is due to swing so close to Earth it could
slam into the Atlantic Ocean at 38,000 miles
per hour.
It is estimated that if 1950 DA were to
collide with the planet, it would do so with
an force of around 44,800 megatonnes of
TNT.
Although the probability of an impact is
only 0.3 per cent, this represents a risk 50
per cent greater than an impact from all
other asteroids.

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march 16 2880


Well I no go die unless jesus comes

Why should i worry when it is 866 years from now even if it is true. Even Before that time War might have already wipe out human civilization. The asteroid will hit an empty earth.

Why don't we allow the generation that would be alive to worry about that....we have lotta problems to worry about