Earth-Venus smash-up possible in 3.5 billion years: study

A force known as orbital chaos may cause our Solar System to go haywire, leading to possible collision between Earth and Venus or Mars, according to a study released Wednesday.

The good news is that the likelihood of such a smash-up is small, around one-in-2500.

And even if the planets did careen into one another, it would not happen before another 3.5 billion years.

Another good reason not to worry about global warming, brushing your teeth, and listening to your parents.

And to claim that the earth is less than 17,000 years old.

Comments

[Publius]

Effing George Bush! He's the one to blame for this.

[R.J.]

With all this global warming, the Earth will be a ball of ice in a million years anyway.

[Mark Clear]

Damn, just about the time my retirement fund will be fully recovered.

[Astronomy Science Fair Projects]

Astronomical catastrophes are the norm and not the exception. However, big collisions are rare and interesting to hypothesize about. If you are working on an astronomy science fair project then predictions, like the one about the collision between the Earth and Venus, are important to examine and ponder.

[Astronomy Science Fair Projects]

Nothing is certain in the universe except for change. This change comes in the form of chaos, destruction and rebirth. You can examine all of these forces with astronomy science fair projects.