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NASA Answers 10 FAQs About Whether The End of The World Is Coming Friday

Dana Point and Laguna Niguel residents, there is a place to seek solace from the Doomsday hype. NASA has dedicated a portion of its web site to “frequently asked questions” regarding the end of the world.

It's only a matter of hours now before Doomsday a.k.a., Dec. 21, or the end of the world comes to fruition -- maybe.

If you believe the Internet reports, it's all coming to an end, but NASA has a different response, or 10 for that matter.

The space agency has been overwhelmed by calls asking such questions as: "Is the world ending Dec. 21?" And "Is NASA predicting a complete blackout on Dec. 21?" for months.

In the past few weeks, it says its resources have been tapped so much, it decided to dedicate a portion of its web site to "frequently asked questions
regarding the end of the world.

Here's the first one to get you started straight from NASA scientists:

Question: Are there any threats to the Earth in 2012? Many Internet websites say the world will end in December 2012

Answer:The world will not end in 2012. Our planet has been getting along just fine for more than 4 billion years, and credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012.

Need more reassurement? Click here for the rest of NASA's FAQs.

We'll see you back here on Friday, hopefully.

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GreenInOC May 16, 2013 at 09:16 am
I hit enter in the comment and it posted - I wasn't done! Why would it post if you don't clickRead More "post comment"?! I read one story and the scrunched up left placement gave me a headache. The ad column on the right is way too big - too wide. If they made that smaller, swapped the "board" column and the news (so the news was in the middle), I think it would be easier to read.
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With the ad block on the right and the boards info in the middle, it feels like the news part isRead More scrunched too far to the left.
bbq May 15, 2013 at 03:21 pm
YUK :(