What's your opinion/knowledge of Planet X?

[Pat McCotter]

...although it certainly does not make sense to try and escape a catastrophe of such magnitude -- if it even were possible for such a thing to occur, it would completely obliterate both planets

I was mostly being sarcastic in my previous post.  My serious take on this article is that it utter nonsense.  Somebody has way too much time on their hands, and is totally making this stuff up, probably to get their rocks off at the expense of gullible folks.

I am guessing that you haven't read Worlds in Collison by Immanuel Velikovsky. Venus, Earth and Mars had close encounters with each other for quite a few millenia!

[Raineyrocks]

Forget all of the other issues, check this out!


WASHINGTON (AP) -- A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and propulsion and could hit the Earth in late February or March, government officials said Saturday.
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A senior government official says lawmakers and other nations are being kept apprised of the situation.

The satellite, which no longer can be controlled, could contain hazardous materials, and it is unknown where on the planet it might come down, they said.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the information is classified as secret.

"Appropriate government agencies are monitoring the situation," said Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for the National Security Council.

"Numerous satellites over the years have come out of orbit and fallen harmlessly. We are looking at potential options to mitigate any possible damage this satellite may cause."

He would not comment on whether it is possible for the satellite to be perhaps shot down by a missile. He said it would be inappropriate to discuss any specifics at this time.

A senior government official said that lawmakers and other nations are being kept apprised of the situation.
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In 2000, NASA engineers successfully directed a safe de-orbit of the 17-ton Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, using rockets aboard the satellite to bring it down in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean.

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[dalebert]

And it isn't necessarily absurd. All you would need would be a planet with an erratic orbit that took it into the orbit of another planet at the right time.  Pluto, for instance, has an erratic orbit (though it got demoted). But it's theoretically possible that Pluto could impact Neptune at some hypothetical point in the future.

Where's the Darkstar crew when you need them?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=961917438060678292&q=darkstar&total=1777&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=9

[David]

Losing skylab was one of the most wasteful and dumbass thing that nasa has ever done.  It is still the only space station the usa has ever singlehandedly ever put into space.  The Russians couldn't seem to build big rockets, which is why the usa won the moon race, but they excelled at the medium rockets and have in my opinion had a more successful space program. 
I hope to god that Richard Branson is wildly successful in his Virgin Galactic program.