Could this be what all the 2012 theorys are based on?

Question

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080702/sc_nm/space_solarsystem_dc

The ancient cuneiform texts - some of the earliest known writing, dating back some 6,000 years - told the story of a race of beings called the Anunnaki. The Anunnaki came to Earth from a planet in our solar system called Nibiru, according to the Sumerians via Sitchin. If you've never heard of it, that's because mainstream science does not recognize Nibiru as one of the planets that revolves around our Sun. Yet it is there, claims Sitchin, and its presence holds great importance not only for humankind's past, but our future as well.

Nibiru's orbit around the Sun is highly elliptical, according to Sitchin's books, taking it out beyond the orbit of Pluto at its farthest point and bringing it as close to the Sun as the far side of the asteroid belt (a ring of asteroids that is known to occupy a band of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter). It takes Nibiru 3,600 years to complete one orbital journey, and it was last in this vicinity around 160 B.C.E. As you can imagine, the gravitational effects of a sizable planet moving close to the inner solar system, as it is claimed for Nibiru, could wreak havoc on the orbits of other planets, disrupt the asteroid belt and spell big trouble for planet Earth.

http://paranormal.about.com/library/weekly/aa021102a.htm

Answer 1

All fake liars!

Answer 2

If Nibiru were arriving in 2012, it would currently be less than 15 A.U. distant. By contrast, the dwarf planet Sedna was discovered at a distance of 90 A.U. Don't you find it rather strange that Nibiru, a "sizeable planet" seems to be invisible?

Answer 3

I have heard that theory and believe it to be true , only time will tell , hold on tight 2012. see you on the other side

Answer 4

If a planet larger than pluto had that orbit, it would have been spotted long ago. It hasn't. It doesn't exist.

Yes, I did read it, although I seriously question your skills in English comprehension if you think that article supports your proposition in any way. It merely explained that the heliosphere is oblong in shape. Do you even know what the heliosphere is?

Answer 5

I don't think so. I think ALL of the 2012 theories are based on the profit motive.

Answer 6

The end-of-the-world-in-2013 theories are based on the end of the great cycle on the Mayan calendar, when the Gods are supposed to return.

Answer 7

To Answer your question, since it appears most others were more concerned with ranting, and or attempting to defame your character.

"Could this be what all the 2012 theorys are based on?"

Absolutely, these types of real Scientific findings are exactly what modern theorist latch on to.

I personally find most of these theories to be laughable, in particular the work of Zecharia Sitchin. IMO what he does is a perversion of history.

However, I raise an eyebrow at anyone who claims science has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that nothing will happen [that lends to the modern theories or Historical Prophecies] on or around December 21, 2012.  Some things are predictable, but until the time comes and passes, most possibilities are open ended.

Answer 8

No.

What you describe are the original translations on which the fictitious planet Nibiru is based on.  With more texts to work on and better translations, we now know that the name Nibiru, when applied to astronomical bodies, really refers to the planet Jupiter.

Nibiru was not associated to the Big 2012 Hoax Off until recently.  Sitchin himself had it returning in 2085 in his original versions and has recently confirmed that 2085 is in fact a bit too early.

Of course, any planet big enough to "wreak havoc" on Earth from as far as the asteroid belt would already be visible, even from beyond Pluto's orbit.  Any planet that big, with an orbital period as short as 3600 years (it is actually closer to 3700, but since it is a fictitious planet, what's a century or so among friends) would have disrupted the orbits of the gas giants long ago.

Those are the principal reasons that mainstream science has not "embraced" the (modern) legend of Nibiru.

The 2012 myth is based on the fact that the Middle-American Long Count calendar (used by astronomers from various cultures, including the Mayans) comes to the end of a Long Count, and the beginning of the next one.  The Mayan year was based on the date of the Winter solstice (as it was for most European cultures before the Roman calendar was spread out by the Church).  On Winter Solstice 2012, three things occur:  New Year (for the Mayan common calendar), New Long Count (for the Long Count calendar, distinct from the common calendar), and the position of the Sun at winter solstice is closest to the thickest part of the Milky Way.

In astrology, such events mark the advent of "new ages".  In our western culture, our ages are marked by the position of the March equinox in the constellations as named by the Greek (and previous) astronomers.  Two thousand years ago (or so) we entered into the Age of Pisces -- the fish -- and we are now entering the Age of Aquarius.

It is this new age thing (just as fictitious as the planet Nibiru you describe) that started off the flurry of predictions.  And, of course, the hoaxers got into the act and it is now a contest to see who will come up with the most impossible lie that will still be believed by the masses.

Answer 9

Unfortunately, Sitchin's knowledge of astronomy is just as bad as his knowledge of Sumerian tablets: it would all fit in a thimble with lots of room left over. There is absolutely NO astronomical evidence for a planet called Nibiru, and those who claim it exists will never give out its coordinates so that anyone can observe it. I just spent the weekend at a major astronomical conference, and only one astronomer there had ever heard of Nibiru or 2012 besides me, Phil Plait, and he considered it as much a joke as I do.

Scientists don't expect anything out of the ordinary to happen in the year 2012, or specifically on the date December 21, other than the solstice, which happens every year.

None of the "predicted" happenings for 2012 hold up under close scrutiny. "Planet X" and "Nibiru" simply don't exist. The Mayan calendar ends a cycle, but there were no predictions of the end of the world. The Sun doesn't line up with the galactic centre; it's 6 degrees off. No asteroids or comets are actually predicted to hit Earth.

All of this stuff was put together by crackpots in order to promote their books and TV shows, and shamelessly promoted by the History Channel. Don't take any of it seriously!