No. The term "superstition" refers, precisely, to unscientific beliefs - often about supposed cause and effect, when there is no good reason to assume that one thing causes another.
They don't. By definition, a superstition does not have a scientific basis.
There is a scientific basis. Asteroids and comets have been direct;y observed and studied.
There is an ancient superstition that when you see a comet, a king or ruler has died.
No. There is no comet or asteroid or meteor going to hit the Earth. Most of it is superstition.
No. By definition, a superstition is irrational and has no scientific basis.The actual threats posed by comets and meteors are much greater than the "portents" that are seen in Astrology. But no known civilization is known to have experienced them. Eclipses, moon phases, and the alignments of planets are other celestial phenomena that became associated with either fortunate or unfortunate occurrences.Superstitious beliefs draw connections between phenomena and objects that, based on scientific evidence, are unrelated. If a belief in such a connection has a scientific basis, then by definition the belief is not superstitious.No.In Japan, the superstitions that are related to comet and asteroid is that it brings death. People therefore are usually afraid to see the comets and asteroids. In reality no actual events of this kind are directly associated with just seeing a comet or meteor, however, the actual impact of either would make the superstition seem legitimate.
No. For one thing, Halley's comet is a comet, not an asteroid. The largest asteroid is Ceres, which is far larger than Halley's comet.
asteroid
No. By definition, a superstition is irrational and has no scientific basis.The actual threats posed by comets and meteors are much greater than the "portents" that are seen in Astrology. But no known civilization is known to have experienced them. Eclipses, moon phases, and the alignments of planets are other celestial phenomena that became associated with either fortunate or unfortunate occurrences.Superstitious beliefs draw connections between phenomena and objects that, based on scientific evidence, are unrelated. If a belief in such a connection has a scientific basis, then by definition the belief is not superstitious.No.In Japan, the superstitions that are related to comet and asteroid is that it brings death. People therefore are usually afraid to see the comets and asteroids. In reality no actual events of this kind are directly associated with just seeing a comet or meteor, however, the actual impact of either would make the superstition seem legitimate.
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Yes, comets pass by earth regularly and it has been hit by metorites regularly. If the Big Bang theory is correct, then an asteroid could be headed towards Earth just like our system was created
Scientists usually refer to this as an asteroid, not a comet. It's the asteroid that caused the Chicxulub crater.
Comet