The Moon will be torn to pieces and every crater, mountain, valley, footprint and flag will be scattered to form a spectacular 23,000-mile-diameter (37,000-kilometer) Saturn-like ring of debris above Earth's equator. The new rings will be short-lived. Theory dictates they'll eventually rain down onto Earth's surface. Full Story »
Posted by David Patterson
This is an interesting science story based on projections and theory. For those who put stock in science, this makes sense. For those who don't, billions of years may not ring true based on their religious faith. Should the religious perspective be incuded for this to be considered good journalism? I personally don't think so.
Science role plays Chicken Little and says the sky is falling in this dooms day prediction. The end of life as we know it seems to be a popular theme in Science in these Days of a terrorist hiding under every bed.
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