NASA: Asteroid 2016 NF23 Potentially Hazardous to the Earth

NASA says a 500-foot wide asteroid is approaching Earth and can be potentially hazardous. The asteroid was given the designation 2016 NF23 and is traveling at about 20,000 miles per hour. This speed is faster than the speed current rockets travel. It is estimated that the asteroid will be closest to the Earth on August 29, 2018.

The asteroid is a bit larger than the Pyramids at Giza, Egypt. Even at this size, the asteroid can pose a great threat to life on Earth. At the speed it is traveling, it can cause a catastrophic collision that can cause atomic-like shock waves that can wipe out cities and cause dust to block the Sun in the atmosphere which will bring plant life to die and those that depend on it.  This will be a chain reaction of death which is believed to what have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.

However, there is no need for alarm. Asteroids like this pass by Earth all the time.  Many times, they are not even noticed until they have already passed by!  Earth is protected by the larger planets Jupiter and Saturn. Their large masses allow for a stronger gravitational pull which slings asteroids away from the Earth.





Source:

https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2016%20NF23&orb=1

https://www.newsweek.com/nasa-says-500-foot-wide-asteroid-approaching-earth-potentially-hazardous-1087509?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=NewsweekTwitter

https://metro.co.uk/2018/08/23/nasa-spacecraft-prepares-for-close-encounter-with-huge-asteroid-that-could-hit-earth-next-century-7874962/?ito=article.amp.share.top.twitter

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/725687/nasa-news-asteroid-space-rock-2016-nf23-great-pyramid-of-giza-in-egypt

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/7101910/potentially-hazardous-asteroid-bigger-than-statue-of-liberty-heading-for-earth/

https://www.space.com/41618-asteroid-2016-nf23-no-threat-to-earth.html

Scientists: Bible Records Actual Historical Solar Eclipse

Atheists often attack the Bible as irrelevant and a mere collection of myths. Well, modern science continues to refute that claim by showing that the Bible has a lot of worth; not just spiritually, but also historically and scientifically.

A new study published in Astronomy & Geophysics, Volume 58, Issue 5, 1 October 2017, indicates that a solar eclipse described in the Bible is historically accurate and helps pinpoint the reign of certain pharaohs. In fact, scientists have rejected Chinese and Ugaritic records in favor of Biblical ones. 

The solar eclipsed is believed to be described in Joshua 10:12 where Joshua mentions the Sun standing still while the Moon is nearby during the battle at Gibeon.  The dating of this text account correlates with the event of a solar eclipse which took place October 30, 1207 BC which is 3,224 years ago.  The study confirms previous data from Beersheba’s Ben Gurion University.

Once again, science supports the Bible and the Bible supports science. The Bible is demonstrated as containing content that is actually historical. Without the biblical record of Joshua's battle of Gibeon, scientists would not have been able to verify and date the solar eclipse that took place on October 30 in 1207 BC. 



Source:

https://academic.oup.com/astrogeo/article/58/5/5.39/4159289/Solar-eclipse-of-1207-BC-helps-to-date?guestAccessKey=96454415-36e7-4640-9fde-d942f3ad00b4

https://www.timesofisrael.com/eclipse-stopped-the-sun-for-biblical-joshua-israeli-scientists-say/

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/bible-miracle-solar-eclipse-ancient-egypt-study-research-1207-astronomy-geophysics-a8029966.html