Debunking 2012
2012: NASA's Scientific Reality Check
Don Yeomans, manager of NASA's Near Earth Object office has
produced a video and written an article, providing the scientific
realities surrounding the celestial happenings of 2012.
2012:
Beginning of the End or Why the World Won't End? NASA
Scientists answer several questions that we're frequently asked
regarding 2012.
Questions and Answers from NASA's Ask an Astrobiologist, including a video clip
with David Morrison
The Mayan Calendar and the 2012 Hoax, an
article from NASA's Sun-Earth Day
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Universe in the Classroom - 2012
In this edition of Universe in the Classroom, find out about some
of the predictions for the end of the world this year, and read
about how you can take action and encourage visitors and students
to explore and think scientifically.
A simple animation of the progression of days in the Maya Tzolkin
calendar.
Counting Time Through the Ages, a
primer on the Mayan Calendar from FAMSI, the Foundation for the
Advancement of MesoAmerican Studies at the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art
It's Not the End of the World: What the Ancient
Maya Tell Us About 2012. An article by Mark Van
Stone for FAMSI
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Other Excellent Resources
Doomsday 2012, the Planet Niburu, and
Cosmophobia by David Morrison (NASA Astrobiology
Insitute), an article from the Astronomical Society of the
Pacific
Astronomy Answers: 21 December 2012
Information on a variety of historical calendars, including
those from Central America
Calendar in the Sky, a NASA funded project of
the UC Berkeley Center for Science Education at the Space Sciences
Laboratory connecting the knowledge of the Maya to NASA science
Ancient Observatories, a website including Maya astronomy from The Exploratorium
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2012 Phenomenon
2012
Phenomenon - Wikipedia
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Maya Calendar
The
Maya Calendar
Does Maya calendar predict 2012 apocalypse? - USA Today
Maya Cycles of Time - Mathematical Sciences Digital Library
Maya
Calendar - Wikipedia
Something Fun!
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Nibiru/Planet X
Nibiru and Doomsday 2012: Q & A - NASA Astrobiology
Nibiru
Collision
A supposed disastrous encounter between the Earth and a large
planetary object (either a collision or a near-miss) which certain
groups believe will take place in the early 21st century.
The
Planet X Saga: Scientific Arguments in a Nutshell
Major points against the claims of the Planet X supporters.
Where are you Hiding Planet X, Dr. Brown?
Mike Brown speaks with Discovery News about this hypothetical
astronomical body but finds out that there is no grand
conspiracy.
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