End of the Earth Postponed | Mayan Calendar, Astronomy & the End of the World | LiveScience

End of the Earth Postponed | Mayan Calendar, Astronomy & the End of the World | LiveScience

the Mayan "Long Count" calendar may not end on Dec. 21, 2012 (and, by extension, the world may not end along with it). The bad news for prophecy believers? If the calendar doesn't end in December 2012, no one knows when it actually will — or if it has already.