Planet earth faces 100 YEARS of killer strikes starting in 2017
ASTEROIDS could rain down on the earth for 100 years, shocked experts have just warned.
A previously unknown asteroid belt has been located in deep space and is now hurtling towards our part of the solar system.
It means a 'global killer' could collide with Earth as soon as 2020, wiping out life as we know it and changing the climate for millennia.
The terrifying predictions came as NASA revealed disturbing new data showing 400 impacts are expected between 2017 and 2113, based on new observational data of objects seen in space over the past 60 days.
Most will have a maximum diameter of around 100 metres - the size of seven double decker buses - and the potential to cause significant damage.
But concerned scientists warned a colossal "monster" is also heading our way, with one 'mega' asteroid threatening earth in just SIX years.