NASA debunks 2012 Mayan disaster scenario

By William Atkins
Tuesday, 10 November 2009 20:16

Science - Space

The movie ‘2012’ has gotten some people wondering if the world really will come to an end on December 21, 2012, based on writings from the ancient Mayan culture. NASA says it’s just a global disaster movie and the Mayans didn’t predict the end of Earth, only the end of a calendar cycle. Calm down! Everything is ok!


The Sony Pictures global disaster film ‘2012’ is just that, a film. It is directed by Roland Emmerich and is distributed by Columbia Pictures. Its release dates around the world are November 11, 12, and 13, 2009.

It was written by Roland Emmerich, the movie’s director, and composer-producer Harald Kloser, the movie's composer. Roland Emmerich is a German director, screenwriter, and producer who usually makes disaster and action type films. Kloser is an Austrian composer and writer. He has written musical scores for such movies as "Alien vs. Predator" and "The Day After Tomorrow."

The official website of the 2012 movie is: "WhoWillSurvive2012.com"

The movie’s premise is based on fiction--pure and simple.

It is being dramatized by advertisers and others who stand to make a profit off of it by hyping the film to people before its release so more people will go see it during its release, and buy products such as DVDs after its release.

Learn more about the movie ‘2012’ at the Wikipedia website ”2012 (Movie).”

(Note: The website Wikipedia is quoted here several times because it is a reliable Web source for science reference topics. Its written words are generally substantiated with exterior references. It is a good website to start an educated search of science topics.)

The fiction the movie is based on involves the Mayan Long Count Calendar. Learn more about this calendar at many websites such as Wikipedia “Maya calendar.”

However, with so many people questioning the fate of the world in the year 2012, the U.S. space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is working hard to end speculation started by end-of-the-world pseudo-theorists.

Page two discusses a NASA website that answers questions posed to NASA by people around the world.