What? Asteroid Hitting Earth?
Nope! While we usually cover financial topics here are some recent asteroid encounters with Earth over the past year. As far we we know, no known reports of a major asteroid hitting earth has been cited since the dinosaurs were wiped out, (and any of their savings.)
- December 3, 2024: A small asteroid, 27.5 inches wide, entered Earth’s atmosphere over Siberia, creating a bright fireball and was detected only 12 hours prior.
- December 4, 2024: The stadium-sized asteroid 2020 XR passed 1.37 million miles from Earth. This was considered a safe distance.
- December 6, 2024: Asteroid 2024 WH6 made a close approach, passing Earth at a safe distance of 2.4 million kilometers.
- November 25, 2024: The asteroid 2024 PT5, roughly the size of a bus, ended its phase as a “mini-moon” of Earth—a temporary capture by Earth’s gravity.
- October 25, 2024: A “potentially hazardous” asteroid, 2002 NV16, passed near Earth among six others that approached our planet closely that day.
These events highlight the ongoing monitoring and study of asteroids by space agencies like NASA and ESA, aimed at assessing potential impact risks. Would you change any of your investment strategies knowing that these events are possible and there are future asteroids identified that have not yet arrived near our planet?
Future Encounters
Looking ahead, several known asteroids are projected to make close approaches to Earth in the coming years. Here is a list of some notable upcoming encounters:
- 2025 AE
- Date: January 15, 2025
- Size: Approximately 100 meters wide
- Distance from Earth: 500,000 miles
- 2026 FR8
- Date: March 12, 2026
- Size: Approximately 210 meters wide
- Distance from Earth: 3 million kilometers
- Apophis
- Date: April 13, 2029
- Size: Approximately 370 meters wide
- Distance from Earth: 31,000 kilometers (near-miss scenario)
- 2001 WN5
- Date: June 26, 2028
- Size: Approximately 240 meters wide
- Distance from Earth: 236,000 kilometers
- 2024 LR1
- Date: December 18, 2030
- Size: Approximately 150 meters wide
- Distance from Earth: 4.8 million kilometers
These anticipated encounters highlight the importance of continuous asteroid tracking and monitoring efforts to better understand potential risks and to mitigate any threat of impacts with Earth. Space agencies continue to study asteroid paths using telescopic observations and space missions to further refine data for planetary defense strategies.
Will you make any portfolio changes based on this information?
As far as we know, no known reports of a major asteroid hitting Earth have been cited since the dinosaurs were wiped out, (and any of their savings). These events highlight the ongoing monitoring and study of asteroids by space agencies like NASA and ESA, aimed at assessing potential impact risks. Looking ahead, several known asteroids are projected to make close approaches to Earth in the coming years. Above is a list of some notable upcoming encounters. These anticipated encounters highlight the importance of continuous asteroid tracking and monitoring efforts to better understand potential risks and to mitigate any threat of impacts with Earth.
Space agencies continue to study asteroid paths using telescopic observations and space missions to further refine data for planetary defense strategies.
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