Expert comments on reports that the Earth will grow dark

 “Maya calendar contain reports that the Earth will grow dark for several days in December, 2012. As an astronomer we do not have grounds to attribute it to a scientific phenomenon,” chief of Sun and Sun-Earth relations Department of Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory named after N. Tusi Namig Jalilov said.


He said the Earth may grow dark if it collides with a large object. “At present no object is moving towards the Earth,” he said.

Jalilov said the processes happening on the Sun can directly affect the Earth. “The solar activity is reaching its 11 year maximum, but even a strong blast, can not make the Earth dark. Everything is normal. There are a lot of blasts on the Sun, but a disastrous blast is not expected. From next year solar activity will begin to reduce. As an astronomer I find it difficult to comment on these talks. They are groundless. These fears are groundless. These talks have nothing to do with science,” he said.


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