2052 Facts for Kids

2052 will be a year in the future. It will be the fifty-second year of the 21st century. In Roman numerals, 2052 is written as MMLII.

What Might Happen in 2052

This section talks about events that are expected or planned for the year 2052.

The exciting 2052 Summer Olympics are planned to take place in this year. The Summer Olympics are a huge international sports event where athletes from all over the world compete in many different games.

On March 30, 2052, there will be a total solar eclipse. This is when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the Sun's light.
The eclipse will start over the Line Islands in the Pacific Ocean. It will then move across Mexico. The middle of the eclipse will pass near the Mississippi Delta in the United States. After that, it will continue over the state of Georgia and the city of Savannah.

Many books, TV shows, and video games imagine what the future might be like. Here's how 2052 appears in some of them.

In a book called Flood by Stephen Baxter, something big happens in 2052. Mount Everest, which is the tallest mountain on Earth, gets completely covered by water.

The TV show Defying Gravity starts a long space mission in 2052. In the show, a spaceship called Antares begins a six-year journey into space.

The story of the video game Deus Ex takes place in 2052. It's a game where players explore a future world with advanced technology.
The racing video game Wipeout is also set in 2052. This game features futuristic anti-gravity racing.
In the world of the Fallout Universe video games, the United Nations organization is said to have ended on July 26 of 2052.
In the game TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, characters Sergeant Cortez and Amy Chen go on a mission to a place called U-Genix in 2052.