2012: Shadow of the Dark Rift

So I got this email from my dad today, it appeared to be a spam letter until an actual NASA link was provided, anyways, this is what the email said, and the link will be provided below as well:

NASA predicts total blackout on 23-25 Dec 2012 during alignment of Universe.US scientists predict Universe change, total blackout of planet for 3 days from Dec 23 2012.It is not the end of the world, it is an alignment of the Universe, where the Sun and the earth will align for the first time. The earth will shift from the current third dimension to zero dimension, then shift to the forth dimension. During this transition, the entire Universe will face a big change, and we will see a entire brand new world. The 3 days blackout is predicted to happen on Dec 23, 24, 25….during this time, staying calm is most important, hug each other, pray pray pray, sleep for 3 nights…and those who survive will face a brand new world….for those not prepared, many will die because of fear. Be happy, enjoy every moment now. Don’t worry, pray to God everday. There is a lot of talk about what will happen in 2012, but many people don’t believe it, and don’t want to talk about it for fear of creating fear and panic. We don’t know what will happen, but it is worth listening to USA ‘s NASA talk about preparation.

NASA Link

The email link states:

One of the most bizarre theories about 2012 has built up with very little attention to facts. This idea holds that a cosmic alignment of the sun, Earth, the center of our galaxy -- or perhaps the galaxy's thick dust clouds -- on the winter solstice could for some unknown reason lead to destruction. Such alignments can occur but these are a regular occurrence and can cause no harm (and, indeed, will not even be at its closest alignment during the 2012 solstice.)

I don't think you need to even put energy into this fear.....

reply to post by iLLest


As cool as that would be, there are 3 reasons listed at the end of the article.

The first strike against this theory is that the solstice itself does not correlate to any movements of the stars or anything in the universe beyond Earth. It just happens to be the day that Earth's North Pole is tipped farthest from the sun.

Second, Earth is not within range of strong gravitational effects from the black hole at the center of the galaxy since gravitational effects decrease exponentially the farther away one gets. Earth is 93 million miles from the sun and 165 quadrillion miles from the Milky Way's black hole. The sun and the moon (a smaller mass, but much closer) are by far the most dominant gravitational forces on Earth. Throughout the course of the year, our distance from the Milky Way's black hole changes by about one part in 900 million – not nearly enough to cause a real change in gravity's pull. Moreover, we're actually nearest to the galactic center in the summer, not at the winter solstice.

Third, the sun appears to enter the part of the sky occupied by the Dark Rift every year at the same time, and its arrival there in Dec. 2012 portends precisely nothing.

Very cool if it were to happen as suggested at the beginning though!

Originally posted by iLLest
So I got this email from my dad today, it appeared to be a spam letter until an actual NASA link was provided, anyways, this is what the email said, and the link will be provided below as well:

Where does it state that there will be 3 days of darkness? If anything, the NASA link is debunking everything you just claimed, didn't it?

Yes, read that NASA link. The rest of the email is complete rubbish.

it was obviously a hoax, but it would be interesting, and that's exactly why i posted it. NASA didn't mention anything about what that email said, yet the email provided the link from NASA

reply to post by iLLest


Sorry, mate, but I've been in astronomy since a kid. NASA actually debunked your OP, Dark matter is just backlit nebula gas, no big deal, we (the System) are already in gas.