Did NASA release a 72 hour warning for a asteroid that can destroy earth?

That same stupid story has been popping up every few weeks for the last couple of years.

As always, it's total garbage.

If such a thing were likely, it would be headline news world-wide...

NASA have a page with full details of all "Near Earth" objects which is continuously updated.
Look at the "LD" column, that gives distance relative to the Moon's distance - so units of a quarter million miles.
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/


There was a (relatively) close pass on the 21st, only around 100,000 miles away and six to nine metres across..


That table is just near future "close approach" objects - they are actually tracking around 15,000 asteroids and have full orbital details of those. If anything was going to happen, it would be big news.
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/neo_elem

It's been a favorite ploy of people who float these hoaxes and conspiracy theories to cite a respected source to land their claims more credence. Over time they quoted (or rather falsely attributed) Nicola Tesla, Albert Einstein, NASA, ESA. They hope that people won't check their facts. So next time you hear claims attributed to an authoritative source, especially when it comes to the end of the world, take it with a grain of salt and ask to see the proof.

No, NASA did not release such warning.

No, they didn't! Google the Sentry Risk Table for a list of possible future impacts - none of them would get anywhere near to destroying the Earth.

So... in response you post a question here?
Rather than say, going to NASA's page? Or just turning on any news channel on any TV anywhere in the world? Because, you know, global Armageddon might be a little bit newsworthy?

If they released something like that, don't you think you'd have heard it? That's the point of releasing warnings.

Of course they did, and EVERY single credible news source in the world has completely ignored it! Do you totally lack critical reasoning skills? You need to provide us with a link to that story!

Of course the answer is that it is a total fairy tale, and the only place you have heard it was either a conspiracy wacko website or video, or else a friend who is just profoundly ignorant. Pick one!

If they did, it would be all over the news and on every social media site, on CNN, everywhere.

But since it isn't on ANY news website, news program, reliable social media feed, or anywhere else the logical answer is "no, they did not".

Don't you think that it true, it would get mention in at least one major newscast or newspaper, not just show up on wackaloon websites?

Also when NASA says things, they appear on the "nasa.gov" website. Next time you want to know if NASA said it, check NASA and see if they said it.

NASA doesn't have personal stationed at observatories looking out for asteriods.

No, NASA did not release an such warning. That story is a HOAX.