And the stars of heaven shall fall…

“But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things. But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. And then shall He send His angels, and shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.” (Mark 13:23-27)

By de Andréa
February 18, 2010

The discovery of the object, officially known as "P/2010 A2," is sparking some chatter concerning a possible biblical message regarding end-time scenarios, as well as other theories.

Some people see a flying cross, or perhaps a Star of David. Others say it resembles a ninja-style throwing blade or even a science-fiction spaceship from such Hollywood creations as "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Babylon 5" or "The Last Starfighter."

Whatever it is, the Hubble Space Telescope has observed a mysterious, shaped debris pattern and trailing streamers of dust that may have been the result of a head-on collision between two asteroids. Photographed just a few weeks ago by Hubble, scientists don't think it's a comet, but they're not exactly sure of the precise origin of the incredible object soaring some 90 million miles from Earth.

"I've seen thousands of astronomical images over my career, but this is one of the few absolute jaw-droppers: A flying X-pattern with trailing streamers," said Ray Villard, a contributing writer to Discovery News. "Whatever it is, nothing quite like it has ever before been seen in the heavens."

Even the experts who study celestial phenomena seem somewhat perplexed. "We're still

trying to really figure out what it is," University of Arizona planetary scientist Jim Scotti told National Geographic. Scotti is on a team observing the object from the Kitt Peak National Observatory outside Tucson.

"The truth is, we're still struggling to understand what this means," comet expert David Jewitt at UCLA told Britain's Daily Mail. "It's most likely the result of a recent collision between two asteroids."

If it were indeed the result of such a collision, it would be the first time astronomers have gazed upon the immediate result of such a crash.

The official statement from America's space agency indicates: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed a mysterious X-shaped debris pattern and trailing streamers of dust that suggest a head-on collision between two asteroids. Astronomers have long thought the asteroid belt is being ground down through collisions, but such a grand smashup has never been seen before.

Asteroid collisions are energetic, with an average impact speed of more than 11,000 miles per hour, or five times faster than a rifle bullet.

"If this interpretation is correct, two small and previously unknown asteroids recently collided, creating a shower of debris that is being swept back into a tail from the collision site by the pressure of sunlight," Jewitt said.

With the 2012 end-times theory building, this might get attention on the Internet as yet, another sign of the 'End of Times


Other on online message boards have made such statements as:

"The blind will not see! It is the hand of GOD! It's HIS handiwork revealing the cross!"

"Another great display of our creator God!"

"It is clearly God warning Bill Gates not to fund those EVIL vaccines."

"Definitely an alien ship coming out of warp drive."

"Oh it's definitely a Romulan Bird of prey

"Clearly a Cylon baseship."

"What if it's not an asteroid? Could this be the 'Blue Star' the Hopi spoke about in their prophecies?"

"It's almost a complete French 'Fleur de Lis' --- and a sign that the New Orleans Saints will win the Super Bowl.” He got that right. Well…the part about the saints winning anyway!

What do ‘you’ think it is?

de Andréa