Near-Earth objects and close calls

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:

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

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.
 
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Two asteroids will flyby Earth on March 23, 2021.

Posted by Teo Blašković on March 22, 2021


Posted by Teo Blašković on March 22, 2021

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

Posted by Teo Blašković on March 24, 2021

 
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.
 
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.

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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:

15 = Japan Confirmed Meteors (Fireballs).jpg

16 = Japan Current Confirmed Fireballs (02.04.2021).jpg
 
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