Is this the End? As the World grips over Asteroid that could wipe out the Earth

The world is currently gripped over concerns that an asteroid is on a collision course with the earth in a massive event that could wipe out all life.

The claims have even forced top scientists at NASA to speak out as thousands fear the 'asteroid apocalypse'.

Conspiracy theorists across the globe are predicting the end of the world could come in just three months time as the cataclysmic climate event is set to destroy civilisation this September, according to end-of-time predictors on various blogs and websites.

According to the Coventry Telegraph , many are suggesting that the end of the world as we know it isn't actually that far away, with the latest in a long line of predicted apocalypses set for 2015.

The Mayan calendar ended in 2012, which triggered plenty of feeling that December 21 of that year would be the end of the world, some twelve years after the Y2K Millennium theory.

So, what's this new one about?

When is the end?

The date most often quoted for the Rapture event in September 24, with others saying a few days either side.

Scientist view

These theories, which are restricted to tiny minority of churches and groups, have been dismissed by scientists and are thought to be well wide of the mark.
Fortunately for us, almost all asteroids are destroyed due to the extreme atmospheric friction heating they receive, breaking up into harmless shards that burn up before hitting the ground.