Nasa says the world is not going to end in September

Space agency kills off internet rumour by confirming an asteroid strike will not wipe out humanity in the next few weeks, or years, or decades

Good news for those with plans for October and beyond: the Earth will still be in existence.

Nasa has confirmed - after rumours swept the internet about an imminent asteroid strike expected between 15 and 28 September - that the two-week period in question will be entirely free of Earth-destroying space attacks.