Question

Is there a planet alignment going on right now? I was told the planets were lined up which was affecting gravity, causing eggs to stand up, brooms to stand up, etc. If there is a planet alignment, is this a dangerous thing? AND My partner at work today was trying to describe something he'd read about the earth dropping below the milky way. He said scientists are predicting an increase in gravity? Have you of heard this?

I thought that by now I had heard every weird idea about 2012, but these are new. First, there is no planet alignment now or in the next few decades. Even if there were, it would have no measurable effect. The public interest in alignments comes from astrology; this is not a scientific concept at all. Second, we are not about the cross the galactic plane (or galactic equator), but even if we did it would not change gravity on Earth. Earth gravity is entirely related to the mass of our planet, not to its location in the Milky Way. It interests me that as it becomes obvious that Nibiru is a no-show, people come up with so many alternate explanations for a coming doomsday. However, I still receive at least one question a day about Nibiru, most of them with supposed (but completely undocumented) photos. For example, several people sent me photos of the Sun taken through the thick dust clouds in eastern Australia a few weeks ago and said they were of Nibiru. I suppose that once one buys into the end of the world, rational thinking becomes more difficult.

David Morrison
NAI Senior Scientist
November 3, 2009