The U.S. government wrote a blog post stating that the world will not end on Dec. 21, 2012, based on concerns regarding the end of the Mayan calendar.
“The world will not end on December 21, 2012, or any day in 2012,” said a post on the official USA.gov Web portal on Monday.
“Many of these rumors involve the Mayan calendar ending in 2012 (it won’t), a comet causing catastrophic effects (definitely not), a hidden planet sneaking up and colliding with us (no and no), and many others,” said the blog in a somewhat sardonic tone.
It added that NASA has received thousands of letters regarding the end of the world.
“At least once a week I get a message from a young person—as young as 11—who says they are ill and/or contemplating suicide because of the coming doomsday,” NASA scientist David Morrison said, according to the blog post.
Other than the alleged Dec. 21 Mayan date, there are also concerns that a planet called “Nibiru” or “Planet X” will collide or pass by the Earth in the not-too-distant future.
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