Astronomically speaking, all civilization will come to an end (why do they call it civilization anyway? some people out here are clearly barbaric) on 11:47 am, February 1st, 2019.

Before I go on, let me contemplate on the possibility of the 11:47 am being that of GMT +0800 hours. Mm. Not too possible. Time labels! I require time labels. It's always nice to know the exact hour of death if you kno what i mean.

Yes, civilization will come to an end on that particular day and hour. That is, IF asteroid 2002 NT7 hits earth. The 2km-wide piece of metamorphic formation, hurtling enthusiastically towards earth this very second, will have the pleasure of a 1 in 75000 chance of hitting earth right smack in the face. (or any part of the planetary anatomy for that matter) It did have a more impressive 1 in 60000 chance earlier on, but repeated calculations of its orbits by frenzied astronomers proved otherwise.

If that rock does hit, it will wipe out an entire continent, (leaving behind the 5 others) and throw up dustclouds that will create a smoggy layer blanketing out the sun for months ... and take humankind to the brink of extinction, if not extinction itself. (darn)

Well, news isn't all that bad. The impact of the asteroid could help us figure out two very elusive questions that have been a mystery all these years. Purists, like those at Landover Baptist, will obviously make preparations for the return of Jesus Christ. (one of which, most undoubtedly, would include clearing one's bowels the night before, so as not to be on the infamous bowl when judgement day arrives) Avid evolutionists would take down notes to the very last moment of their lives, and finally expire with the dying words, "This was what happened to the dinosaurs."

So, as TIME so thoughtfully put it, "plan accordingly".