Well here's some conspiracy theory related info for you that makes total and complete sense in my humble opinion.
There is a 'theory' that there is an unknown planet in our solar system that scientists call Planet X (also called Nibiru). Scientists believe that Planet X is responsible for several anomolies that occur within our solar system (the odd wobbly orbit of Uranus and Neptune for example). They believe that this planet is as large as Jupiter, runs on an eliptical orbit and that it takes over 2000 years to complete one orbit around our sun. In fact, this 'theory' is so strongly believed by scientists world wide that NASA sent out 2 probes (Pioneer 10 & 11) over 30 years ago in search of Planet X, we're talking millions of dollars spent just in hopes of proving this theory. We were told that aside from gaining information on the already discovered planets in our solar system, both probes were fruitless in the search for Planet X (Pioneer 10 was in contact with NASA for 30 years btw while it drifted off course, believed to have been 'pulled' by the gravitational force of a much larger object...)
Anyhow, strangely enough, when we take a look at the 2 oldest known civilizations on Earth (Sumer and the Mayan Empire) we find carvings, paintings, and historical records of information that we only 'discovered' over the past 200 years. Sumerians somehow knew that our solar system has 9 planets orbitting our sun. They knew the correct sizes, order, and orbital patterns of all of these planets which we eventually discovered using telescopes and satellites. Sumerians also stated that there is a 10th planet in our solar system that travels on an eliptical orbit around our sun and that it takes over 2000 years to complete one orbit. They named this planet Nibiru which means "the crossing planet".
Scientists today believe that if this planet does in fact exist, that it's orbit this time around may cause it to cross the orbits of the other planets and place itself between the Earth and the Sun for a period of time as it passes us by.
Just on a side note, pictures of this 'theoretical' planet were apparently posted and then quickly removed from utube, and yes, apparently these were authentic photos taken from a NASA telescope that has been trained on this planet that they supposedly haven't found yet.
Now, I am no conspiracy theorist but after taking all of this info in for entertainment purposes only, I got to thinking... If there actually is this large planet that is headed towards us, people on the internet are saying that it will be visible with the naked eye within 2 years and will arrive in the inner area of our solar system by 2012, then this would actually explain a million questions that the human race has been asking with no answers in sight.
Scientists believe that this planet, should it pass us, will cause chaos with the Earth's orbit, rotation, magnetics, and axis to the point that the north and south poles will shift, storms will become worse on Earth creating super storms, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, etc will plague the Earth while this planet is at it's closest to us. They believe that many people will not survive and that humanity may be thrown into a stone age once again. The Bible states that the Rapture is coming where many will be taken to God. The Bible also states that no stone on Earth will be left where it once was due to world wide devestation. God himself says in the Bible that there will be 3 days of darkness where no one can survive if they go outside. Seems like science and religion are actually in agreement on this. If this planet passes between the Earth and Sun and if it's bigger than Jupiter it could potentially block out the sun creating freezing temperatures on Earth for a period of time.
Scientists are now theorizing that this Planet X (if it exists) could have been what destroyed the dinosaurs, the dinos on land could not have survived but many species could have lived in hibernation in the ground or water to survive which brought us our sharks, alligators, komodos, etc of today. They theorize that the Great Flood (which they have evidence of occurring approx 2000 years ago) could also have been triggered by this crosser of planets.
From a religious perspective, did you know that nearly all of the world's major religions prophesize of a great and terrible event taking place in 2012? The Sumerian, Mayan, Egyptian, Incan, Aztec, Hopi, etc calendars all end December 2012. All of these cultures and many more including Christianity, Catholocism, Hebrew, etc say that something big is coming and they all say that there will be great devestation to the Earth and it's people. Kinda odd how science is finally catching up with history and religion.
I don't know this to be true but what if a planet does appear in the sky next year? It's supposed to be seen as red to us on the Earth and it may appear to have wings on the sides due to debris and dust being attracted to and then flying out of this planet's outer most atmosphere. If this thing does appear I strongly suggest that everyone read up on historical 'myth' and prepare yourselves because it seems like all of the signs and warnings could have always been there, people just couldn't see the forest through all the trees.
I seriously believe that the biggest problem with society today is that people are too wrapped up in our own tiny little insignificant lives and distracted by propaganda in the media too easily. We worry about too much on a daily basis to be truely educated in what really matters. The information is all out there and I pray that if scientific theory is correct and this planet approaches that people will finally realize what is truely important. The Bible states that we are too wrapped up in material and worldly goods... we could have seen all this coming years ago if not for concerns of money, objects, appointments, daily overcrowded schedules... maybe we are just being distracted by those that already know the truth?