NASA: No evidence of Doomsday in 2012

December 2011 stayed 21 days longer, then citizens of the Earth will celebrate the arrival of 2012 - a new year that raised new hope as well as issues overshadowed the apocalypse.

Welcoming the new year, the United States Space Agency (NASA) re-affirmed at the end of the world would not exist next year. Moreover, on December 21, 2012, which was mentioned some circles would be the end of the world.

The truth, that date marks the winter soltice or the first day of winter. In addition, nothing special. "So, everyone can sleep soundly on December 21 next year," said NASA astronomer as well as manager of the Near Earth Object Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Don Yeomans, such as science Space.com loaded site on Friday, December 9, 2011.

"What's so special about the date December 21, 2012?" Yeomans said. "No, although many people suspect it is the end of the world."
 

A number of alibi which is used to strengthen the argument that was broken NASA doomsday.
 

Mayan prophecy
 

One of the claims put forward as evidence of "2012" is the Mayan calendar ending December 21, 2011.
 

According to Yeomans, the Mayan calendar is like a modern calendar is 365 days long. The difference is, they measure time in a longer period, like the decade, century and millennium - the modern version.  

"Calculation of the short is 52 years, a long 5125 year ended December 21, 2012. After that it will begin a new calendar. The eyes never predict the date it is the end of the world," said Yeomans.
 

He said he was surprised when entered into Google's search engine and type in the keyword 'disastrous 2012'. "The result is 35 million more. Apparently a lot of people worried about that date."
 

Planet X or Nibiru
 

Another concern is about the existence of Planet "Nibiru" or "Planet X" which is expected to hit Earth.
Yeomans said, is the UFO lovers Nancy Leider who claimed contact with aliens from Zeta Reticuli constellation. Leider first predicted Nibiru will bring disaster to the world in May 2003. Having never proven, he changed his prediction to 21 December 2011.
 

"There is no evidence of the existence of Nibiru," he said. Allegations that Nibiru is hiding behind the Sun, is also refuted. "If it is true he can not forever be behind the Sun, we should have seen it many years ago."
 

What about the accusations that NASA and the astronomers conspired to conceal the existence of Nibiru? "There's no way any one on this earth to force astronomers silent."
 

Planet lined
 

Also there is the assumption that the gravitational effects of the planets lined up with each other to each other will bring disaster to Earth. "But there is no planetary alignment on December 21, 2012," said Yeomans.
 

If that happens, there will be no problem. The only one who had a significant effect of gravity on Earth is the Moon and the Sun, such as tides - which has been going on for millions of years.
 

Solar storms
 

Another concern is the storm the sun - a burst of solar energy particles. This routinely happens 11 years.  

When the storm the sun reaches the earth, he can create auroras, can damage satellites and power. "But there's no permanent damage is inflicted," said Yeomans.
 

Super strong solar storm ever recorded occurred in 1859. At that time the damage caused is relatively small, but can be fatal if it happened today, where people rely heavily on electronic devices.
 

Still, Yeomans said, "There's no evidence it will happen on December 21, 2012. Moreover, even the most powerful solar storms will not be the cause of doom, as some people feared."
 

Shift of the poles of the earth
 

Earth has two geographic poles - north and south - which marks the axis of rotation, which is associated with the magnetic field that makes the compass needle always points north.
 

Some people are concerned, the two poles were exchanged in 2012. According to Yeomans, a shift is possible in the time scale of 500,000 years. Can not necessarily. "There are no facts that support it will happen 

December 21, 2012," said Yeomans. "If that happens, no significant problems. We just change the compass, north to south. And vice versa.

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