2026, September 6. Indian Ocean. Pre Impact of a small celestial meteoroid discovery. Name of the object, CERNQ52. Its size is about 80 cm, 0.6 – 1.2 meters in diameter range. The object will enter Earth's atmosphere today at 18:35 (16:35 UT) over the Indian Ocean. This is the thirteenth case of a celestial body discovery before its collision with Earth. Predicted Entry Time: ~16:35 UTC (September 6). Location is roughly 1100km WNW of Broome, Australia and 1000 km ESE of Christmas Island. Melbourne Local Entry Time: ~2:35 AM AEST (overnight, Monday, September 7).
There has been an uptick in cetacean strandings in Papua New Guinea concerning Black Dolphins and a Beaked whale. This could be the result of submarine volcano activity in the Sea of Bismark. The above meteoroid is the second object in the "region" after the May event over the Arafura Sea. Then, in August, we had the Northern Territory, Gulf of Carpentaria, Groote Eylandt, pygmy blue whale stranding.
Overall Note: It's been quiet. Yes, there have been cetacean strandings and meteor activity globally, with pockets of linked events; however, overall, compared to other years, the slow trend continues. It will end sometime, as it does, but the flip side to this is a peaceful environment. There are unmonitored regions that continue to be blind spots for obtaining information, but usually they deliver some small signs. There was comet activity in the inner solar system that delivered some debris over the last year, so it's a wait-and-see scenario for how things unfold as the year goes on and the Earth's orbital path moves into further "trouble". Usually when I comment about it being "quiet" all hell breaks loose. It's important to say cetaceans are still dying from ship strikes, bycatch, entanglements, hunting and other manmade situations. I can only deliver what I'm seeing when mass whale strandings and clusters occur.
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