The online conspiracy theory and rumor mill is
active once again following a brief recess in the
wake of failed doomsday predictions in
September.
The latest rumor of impending global catastrophe
is not an or a
, but a prediction that the world
will experience 15 days of total darkness in
November.
According to hoax and rumor peddlers, NASA
has that the entire world would be
plunged into total darkness for 15 days of the
month of November due to a rare alignment of
Venus and Jupiter next week.
The “November Blackout,” which only
once in a million years, will occur once again
between November 15 and 29, and NASA’s
Charles Bolden has briefed President Barrack
Obama about the imminent and scary event in a
1,000 page report.
NASA Says There Will Be Darkness For 15 Days
Of November [Image via Twitter]
A Snopes report suggests that the rumor in its
present form first online on July 14 on
Newswatch33 , under the title “NASA Confirms
Earth Will Experience 15 Days of Complete
Darkness in November 2015.”
NASA, to the website, has confirmed
that a rare conjunction of Venus and Jupiter will
cause the Earth to experience 15 days of
complete darkness, starting from 3 a.m. on
Sunday, November 15 until 4:15 p.m., Monday,
November 29.
The website presents the following bizarre
explanation of the astronomical event that will
cause the “November Blackout.”
During the conjunction between Venus and
Jupiter on October 26, light from Venus would
cause gases in Jupiter to heat up. The heated
gasses will cause a large amount of hydrogen to
be released into space. The gases will reach the
Sun and trigger a massive explosion on the
surface of the star, heating it to 9,000 degrees
Kelvin. The heat of the explosion would then
cause the Sun to emit a blue color.
The dull blue color will last for 15 days during
which the Earth will be thrown into darkness.
Despite the claim that NASA has confirmed this
devilishly tall story of cosmic mishap, the
agency’s websites contain no information about
it. The only part of the story that bears any
resemblance to an occurrence in the real world is
the conjunction between Venus and Jupiter which
on June 30. A rare alignment of Venus,
Jupiter and Mars will also occcur next week but
astronomers say it will not generate fantastic
“reactions” as claimed by hoax theorists.
NASA Confirms 15 Days Of Global Darkness
[Image via Twitter]
However, NASA has incidents of
electrical power blackouts due to unusually
intense solar storms, such as one that occurred
on Friday, March 10, 1989.
Hoax Slayer notes that the rumor in its present
form is merely the latest version of previous
hoaxes that went viral on social media.
In 2012, hoaxers spread a rumor that NASA
predicted the Earth will experience three days of
darkness in December. Similarly in 2014, a
rumor was widely shared on social media which
said NASA predicted six days of darkness in
December.
When the rumor first emerged on social media
this year, it was linked to the September asteroid
apocalypse and blood moon prophecy.
Conjuction Of Jupiter And Venus on March 13,
2012 [Photo via Julian Colton/Wikimedia
Commons]
NASA had released a statement in 2012 denying
the rumor.
According to Snopes , this is not the first time
that Newswatch33 has spread false rumors on
social media. The website reportedly spread a
rumor that supporters of the Charleston shooter,
Dylann Roof, raised $4 million for his defense.
The website also reportedly claimed that Jay-Z
and Beyoncé purchased rights to the Confederate
flag.
[Image via Paul E. Alers/ ]
NASA SAYS EARTH WILL EXPERIENCE 15 DAYS
OF DARKNESS IN NOVEMBER 2015, ACCORDING
TO INTERNET RUMOR MILL
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A Snopes report suggests that the rumor in its
present form first online on July 14 on
Newswatch33 , under the title “NASA Confirms
Earth Will Experience 15 Days of Complete
Darkness in November 2015.”
NASA, to the website, has confirmed
that a rare conjunction of Venus and Jupiter will
cause the Earth to experience 15 days of
complete darkness, starting from 3 a.m. on
Sunday, November 15 until 4:15 p.m., Monday,
November 29.
The website presents the following bizarre
explanation of the astronomical event that will
cause the “November Blackout.”
During the conjunction between Venus and
Jupiter on October 26, light from Venus would
cause gases in Jupiter to heat up. The heated
gasses will cause a large amount of hydrogen to
be released into space. The gases will reach the
Sun and trigger a massive explosion on the
surface of the star, heating it to 9,000 degrees
Kelvin. The heat of the explosion would then
cause the Sun to emit a blue color.
The dull blue color will last for 15 days during
which the Earth will be thrown into darkness.
Despite the claim that NASA has confirmed this
devilishly tall story of cosmic mishap, the
agency’s websites contain no information about
it. The only part of the story that bears any
resemblance to an occurrence in the real world is
the conjunction between Venus and Jupiter which
on June 30. A rare alignment of Venus,
Jupiter and Mars will also occcur next week but
astronomers say it will not generate fantastic
“reactions” as claimed by hoax theorists.
NASA Confirms 15 Days Of Global Darkness
[Image via Twitter]
However, NASA has incidents of
electrical power blackouts due to unusually
intense solar storms, such as one that occurred
on Friday, March 10, 1989.
Hoax Slayer notes that the rumor in its present
form is merely the latest version of previous
hoaxes that went viral on social media.
In 2012, hoaxers spread a rumor that NASA
predicted the Earth will experience three days of
darkness in December. Similarly in 2014, a
rumor was widely shared on social media which
said NASA predicted six days of darkness in
December.
When the rumor first emerged on social media
this year, it was linked to the September asteroid
apocalypse and blood moon prophecy.
Conjuction Of Jupiter And Venus on March 13,
2012 [Photo via Julian Colton/Wikimedia
Commons]
NASA had released a statement in 2012 denying
the rumor.
According to Snopes , this is not the first time
that Newswatch33 has spread false rumors on
social media. The website reportedly spread a
rumor that supporters of the Charleston shooter,
Dylann Roof, raised $4 million for his defense.
The website also reportedly claimed that Jay-Z
and Beyoncé purchased rights to the Confederate
flag.
[Image via Paul E. Alers/ ]
NASA SAYS EARTH WILL EXPERIENCE 15 DAYS
OF DARKNESS IN NOVEMBER 2015, ACCORDING
TO INTERNET RUMOR MILL
OCTOBER 23, 2015
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moon prophecy
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Bullshiit.

NASA said no such thing.
NASA can never say such a thing.