As if everything going on in the world isn’t enough, recent astronomical projections have slated two doomsday scenarios for us and managed to show up on news feeds. The scenarios involve the Earth enduring a collision from a Potentially Hazardous Object (PHO) originating with the category of asteroids known as Near Earth Objects (NEO).
Initial calculations suggest that 2024 YR4, an asteroidish thing with an estimated diameter between 130 and 330 feet, may crash into the Earth on 22 December 2032. Expect a heap of last-minute holiday shopping that year! To rain on the shopping procrastination parade, the probability of impact stands at a mere 1.3%. If a weather forecaster provided a 1 - 2 % chance of rain, no one would be sufficiently bothered to change outdoor plans.
If you want to have some solar system fun, check out this groovy orbit gizmo. Here’s screenshot of the orbit of 2024 YR4. The link to the very fun orbit tool used for this pic is: Orbits
If 2024 YR4 is not enough, come 24 September 2182, asteroid Bennu may impact what’s left of Earth. The projected collision is only fair. After all, this asteroid with a period of 1.19 years, was struck by the OSIRIS-REx probe on 20 October 2020. The probe pogo-sticked off Bennu, collecting a sample of the asteroid’s raw materials and successfully returned to Earth with the booty. Analysis of the materials of Bennu suggest it contains the critical materials to create life. How ironic; Bennu contains the potential to create life on Earth and equally maintains the potential to end life on Earth.
Wait! There’s more! Upward-looking, plutocratic entrepreneurs have decided we should mine asteroids. Recent estimates of the asteroid Psyche’s worth exceed the global economy - this is more solid that crypto currency! No wonder those tech moguls now devote so much attention to the natural resources of our solar system. How many asteroids are there? Is this how ka-ching is correctly spelled?
In the category of mining asteroids, there are a number of top contending companies: Karman+, TransAstra, AstroForge, Origin Space and Asteroid Mining Corporation. All seek a competitive timeline edge and projections are that in 2029, they’ll be able to set up shop and do their mining thing. Here’s the $64,000 question and one that is not rhetorical: How many asteroids can be mined before the center of gravity of the asteroid belt becomes impacted? Wouldn’t this gravitational shift potentially influence the orbit of Mars? Isn’t it possible that the result would be like a bad pool table break? Isn’t it curious that the first contending company on the list is Karman+? Again, isn’t it interesting that Bennu, impacted by those studying space potentially could strike Earth and wipe out life and simultaneously plant the seeds of life?
Why is it that astronomers feel the need to blast the news outlets with their possible asteroid strike which falls into the category of only minimally likely? Is this the result of being excluded from campfire story time? Don’t we have enough to think about with drones hovering overhead - authorized by the FAA and conducting unstated “research?” Is this an attempt to get humans to ponder cosmic possibilities, despite the concerns of the real world and thus, engage the highest minded themes of Pluto in Aquarius?
Actually, there is supposed to be a moratorium on announcing potentially disastrous solar system catastrophes. It is supposed to be a length of time such that several astronomical organizations using high-power computers that do not use AI for calcs to come to a consensus agreement on the probability of Earth impact. All the “transiting gravel” (as it has been called by astrologers in the past - which now would include the Kuiper Belt) out there that we know about has been pretty much considered and determined to pose no threat. Likely it would be something new that gets discovered somehow, somewhere that potentially poses hazard to Earth. Will the Earth be struck by asteroid-like objects in the future? Absolutely. Every year Earth is hit by some 17,000 meteorites.
Fortunately, Earth possesses (at least currently, it does) an atmosphere that causes most incoming objects to burn up, or mostly diminish upon arrival. Do the odds go up with asteroid mining? Possibly, that depends upon how well the mining operation attends to all details of its operation. Should anything be considered at this time regarding the human influence on the environment of the entire solar system? Absolutely.
The point is, nothing catastrophic on a cosmic calamity scale appears on the calender in the foreseeable times ahead. While the world engages in circumstances and situations that may appear to defy the nature of Pluto in Aquarius, there is no need to stress over any incoming solar system body of which there is current knowledge. But two interesting thoughts arise from such speculation. Is an ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure (or whatever weights and measure system fits the adage in your neck of the world)? Absolutely. Are efforts to see if we can successfully deflect an incoming asteroid useful? Yes, and like any prevention system, we apply our hope and faith in never needing that system? Larger and potentially more evolving, would nations and their leaders be more inclined to seek collaboration for saving our bacon as opposed to imposing tariffs on our bacon, and thus cause realization that all humans are equally subject to cosmic events?
And here, insert a wink from Pluto that is absolutely impossible to interpret.
More soon.
Yes, I do work with some of that transiting gravel. I actively use Psyche and asteroids elevated to dwarf planet status and I consider all of the larger, named objects in the Kuiper Belt when I conduct consultations. Is the effort worth it? Perhaps intangibly so. Is such inclusion preventative? Hard to calculate unknown things that did not happen, but navigating life with less chaos and disruption always seems a good plan. To get that good plan going, use the links below to order reports, ask questions or schedule sessions.
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