-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- The Sun-UK TUESDAY, 08 FEBRUARY, 2000 ASTEROID TO HIT EARTH IN 2022 EXCLUSIVE By PAUL SUTHERLAND The Sun Spaceman AN asteroid has been discovered on a collision course with the Earth - and could crash into us in 2022. Astronomers have been monitoring the path of the giant space rock since it was spotted on January 28. The asteroid, which has been named 2000 BF19, is thought to be about 1km in diameter. Experts say if it hits Earth it would cause an explosion that could wipe out a city. Or it might cause a tidal wave that would devastate low-lying parts of the world. The asteroid is now officially listed as a "Potentially Hazardous Object." The astronomers' discovery is a chilling echo of the blockbuster movie Armageddon, in which a massive asteroid is heading for Earth. In the film, disaster is averted when a team of astronauts led by Bruce Willis manage to blow the asteroid in half before it hits. The real asteroid was revealed by astronomer Professor Andrea Milani, of Pisa University, Italy. He said: "Available observations are not enough to allow us to exclude a future impact. I rate this as scientifically urgent." Professor Milani appealed for observatories to keep track of the asteroid before it fades out of sight of the world's biggest telescopes. It is vital that the orbit be calculated accurately to check if it will hit the Earth. The risk has been estimated by one expert as one in a million - but that is enough for scientists to be taking it extremely seriously. Astronomers have been urging governments to invest cash in the search for asteroids that might threaten us. At the moment only a tiny number of scientists are involved in the valuable research. Last month the British Government set up a task force of Three Wise Men to assess the risks of global catastrophe by a giant asteroid strike. In August 1998 a mile-wide asteroid had a near-miss as it passed within 450,000 miles of Earth. Astronomers at the California Institute of Technology recently found there are 700 large asteroids close enough to cause devastation. Each is over half a mile wide. A hit from a rock this size travelling at 15 miles per second would be the equivalent of 50,000 H-bombs. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
