Near-Earth objects and close calls

[Niall]

According to this article published in Nature (published 11th March 2021) there sure has been an uptick in near-Earth asteroid activity over recent years.




Lest we forget, this was posted on SOTT way back in 2007!



My emphasis in bold above. Together with increasing signs of an Ice Age upon us, it may explain the global covid-1984 lockdown mania we are witnessing?

Good man Gary, always on top of 'space weather' on Sott!

That astronomical surveys were hit hard by the lockdowns last year, yet the number of newly discovered asteroids shot to a new high, is surely solid evidence that the number of asteroids in the inner solar system in increasing (and not something that can be attributed to 'increased observation programs').

I've BOWed it:

Record number of asteroids observed flying past Earth in 2020 - Despite lockdowns interrupting surveys

A 340-metre-wide space rock named Apophis whizzed safely past Earth on 6 March. The next time it returns, in 2029, won't be so uneventful: Apophis will come within 40,000 kilometres of the planet, skimming just above the region where some...

www.sott.net

 

[unkl brws]

- Space Rock Reportedly Hits Cuba, Lights Up Night Sky and Causes Explosions -

Space Rock Reportedly Hits Cuba, Lights Up Night Sky and Causes Explosions - Photos

The Caribbean island was previously hit by a meteorite in February 2019, with space rock fragments causing a sonic boom powerful enough to shatter windows in the city of Pinar del Rio in country’s west.

sputniknews.com

 

[sToRmR1dR]

- Space Rock Reportedly Hits Cuba, Lights Up Night Sky and Causes Explosions -

Space Rock Reportedly Hits Cuba, Lights Up Night Sky and Causes Explosions - Photos

The Caribbean island was previously hit by a meteorite in February 2019, with space rock fragments causing a sonic boom powerful enough to shatter windows in the city of Pinar del Rio in country’s west.

sputniknews.com

From the article:

Hilario Quintana Charlot, an eyewitness in the nearby town of Jamaica, said he was outside when the suspected meteor came down, saying he saw a ball of light in the sky “which lit up everything, and then two or three minutes later, two explosions in a row”.

Maybe the eyewitness speaks about this:

Seaview Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1373116861357907968

 

[sToRmR1dR]

A spectacular fireball lit up the night sky over the Belem, Brasil.

Published on 20.3.2021 (1:27)

Strange fireball sighted over Yakutia, Russia.

Published on 20.3.2021 (2:17)

Home security camera has caught the moment a falling fireball near the Buffalo, NY.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1373512813281435650

 

[treesparrow]

Strange fireball sighted over Yakutia, Russia.

That may been space junk according to this tweet -

https://twitter.com/x/status/1370412409228193794

 

[sToRmR1dR]

Two asteroids will flyby Earth on March 23, 2021.

Asteroid 2021 FO1 to flyby Earth at 0.84 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2021 FO1 will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.84 LD / 0.00215 AU (320 140 km / 198 925 miles) from the center of our planet at 03:05 UTC on March 23, 2021.

watchers.news

Posted by Teo Blašković on March 22, 2021

Asteroid (NEO) 2021 FO1 | TheSkyLive.com

Discover all the most important facts and information about Asteroid (NEO) 2021 FO1 updated in real time

theskylive.com

Asteroid 2021 FH to flyby Earth at 0.61 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2021 FH will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.61 LD / 0.00157 AU (234 870 km / 145 940 miles) from the center of our planet at 16:51 UTC on March 23, 2021.

watchers.news

Posted by Teo Blašković on March 22, 2021

Asteroid (NEO) 2021 FH | TheSkyLive.com

Discover all the most important facts and information about Asteroid (NEO) 2021 FH updated in real time

theskylive.com

 

[sToRmR1dR]

Meteor falls over I-71 near the Metro Curve caught on dashcam.

Overnight dashcam video captures meteor over I-71

Overnight dashcam video captured a meteor falling over I-71 Tuesday morning.

www.news5cleveland.com

By: Kaylyn Hlavaty - Mar 23, 2021

 

[sToRmR1dR]

A newly-discovered asteroid made a close approach to Earth on March 20, 2021.

Asteroid 2021 FM2 flew past Earth at 0.2 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2021 FM2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.22 LD / 0.00056 AU (83 770 km / 52 055 miles) at 21:46 UTC on March 20, 2021. Since the start of the year…

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Posted by Teo Blašković on March 24, 2021

Asteroid (NEO) 2021 FM2 | TheSkyLive.com

Discover all the most important facts and information about Asteroid (NEO) 2021 FM2 updated in real time

theskylive.com

 

[sToRmR1dR]

A bright fireball lit up skies over Valencia.

Published on 25.3.2021 (1:27)

 

[Cosmos]

In case you missed it:

 

[unkl brws]

From the NASA Meteor Watch FB page -

Bright meteor over the SouthEast last evening around 8:30 PM local
Many eyewitnesses have filed reports with the American Meteor Society (AMS event #1964-2021 – see https://fireball.amsmeteors.org/.../imo_view/event/2021/1964 ) concerning a bright meteor seen over Virginia and North Carolina last night at 8:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time. An analysis of these reports places the first visibility of the fireball at an altitude of 61 miles above the Virginia town of Halifax, moving to the southwest at 91,000 miles per hour. It traveled 83 miles in just over 3 seconds, ablating 44 miles above Greensboro, North Carolina. No videos have surfaced as of this time, despite reports from Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and South and North Carolina. Extensive cloud cover obscured several cameras in the region.

 

[sToRmR1dR]

A bright fireball lit up the night sky over the Toledo, Spain.

Published on Apr 2, 2021 (1:32)

 

[Cosmos]

Next; Data from Japan! Notice that a reliable record only starts in 2007 in this case and as said above, the 2020 data is not published yet.

[...]

We will see how 2020 looks like in a couple of months. Also compare the pattern here with the other data above!

The data from the Japan-Fireball-Network for 2020 has just been published and 2020 was the all-time record year. See below. So we can now say that 2020 was the all-time record year in virtually all departments. I'll update the database and the corresponding post above accordingly.

Here is how it looks now:

 

[Alreadyin4thDensity Love]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1378595768265768963

 

[treesparrow]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1378595768265768963

This in fact dates from September 2019, see below -

It's best to always double-check such videos as much as possible.