ASTEROIDS AND SIMILAR BODIES RECENT NEWS - April 1st to 10th, 2026

[Saulo Machado]

            

ASTEROIDS AND SIMILAR BODIES RECENT NEWS

April 1st to 10th, 2026

 

 

Dear global community,

 

Here is a periodic compilation of recent news in some languages for the production of lectures, conferences, podcasts/videocasts, reading circles, conversations, and comparisons:

 

(ENG)

4/8 - 'Pinprick of light': Artemis crew witnesses meteorite impacts on moon

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-pinprick-artemis-crew-witnesses-meteorite.html

 

4/6 - Asteroid Bennu’s Minerals and Organic Matter Occur in Distinct Chemical Domains: Study

https://www.sci.news/space/asteroid-bennus-minerals-organic-matter-chemical-domains-14676.html

 

4/5 - The powerful new Rubin Observatory just found 11,000 new asteroids and measured 'tens of thousands more'

https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/the-powerful-new-rubin-observatory-just-found-11-000-new-asteroids-and-measured-tens-of-thousands-more

 

4/5 - 11,000 new asteroids! Astronomers call it ‘tip of iceberg’

https://earthsky.org/space/11000-new-asteroids-rubin-obervatory-380-tnos/

 

4/5 - Bennu sample reveals how water flowed through the newly forming asteroid

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-bennu-sample-reveals-newly-asteroid.html

 

4/3 - Vera C. Rubin Observatory Discovers Over 11,000 New Asteroids

https://www.sci.news/astronomy/vera-c-rubin-observatory-asteroids-14671.html

 

4/2 - Early data from Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveals over 11,000 new asteroids

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-early-vera-rubin-observatory-reveals.html

 

(DUT)  

4/3 - Meer dan 11.000 asteroïden ontdekt met behulp van het NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory

https://www.spacepage.be/nieuws/heelal-zonnestelsel/zonnestelsel/meer-dan-11-000-astero%C3%AFden-ontdekt-met-behulp-van-het-nsf%E2%80%93doe-vera-c-rubin-observatory.html

 

(ESP)  

4/2 –  Datos iniciales del Observatorio Rubin en Chile revelan más de 11.000 nuevos asteroides

https://noirlab.edu/public/es/news/noirlab2608/

 

(FRE)

4/8 - Des astronautes d’Artemis II assistent en direct à des impacts sur la Lune, un phénomène rarissime

https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/espace/exploration/des-astronautes-d-artemis-ii-assistent-en-direct-a-des-impacts-sur-la-lune-un-phenomene-rarissime_191866

 

4/7 - Prodigieux : l'observatoire Vera-Rubin révèle plus de 11 000 nouveaux astéroïdes et ce n'est pas fini !

https://www.futura-sciences.com/sciences/actualites/astronomie-prodigieux-observatoire-vera-rubin-revele-plus-11-000-nouveaux-asteroides-ce-nest-pas-fini-133558/

 

(GER)

4/8 - 11.000 neue Asteroiden entdeckt – auch erdnahe dabei

https://www.t-online.de/digital/aktuelles/id_101202400/asteroiden-teleskop-entdeckt-11000-neue-weltraum-objekte.html

 

4/7 - Gut 11.000 neue Asteroiden auf einen Streich

https://www.scinexx.de/news/kosmos/gut-11-000-neue-asteroiden-auf-einen-streich/

 

4/7 - Vera C. Rubin Observatory findet 11.000 neue Asteroiden im Sonnensystem

https://www.heise.de/news/Vera-C-Rubin-Observatory-findet-11-000-neue-Asteroiden-im-Sonnensystem-11247176.html

 

(ITA)

4/9 - Record di bolidi nei cieli, avvistati oltre 2mila nel primo trimestre 2026

https://www.ansa.it/canale_scienza/notizie/spazio_astronomia/2026/04/09/record-di-bolidi-nei-cieli-avvistati-oltre-2mila-nel-primo-trimestre_5dee3633-5218-42c4-a36a-0ffdc7258890.html

 

4/7 - Asteroide in orbita solare porterà il nome di Torre del Lago

https://www.meteoweb.eu/2026/04/asteroide-in-orbita-solare-portera-il-nome-di-torre-del-lago/1001919390/

 

4/7 - Luci e ombre nello Spazio: l’Odissea da Record di Artemis II nel buio lunare, tra eclissi totale e impatti di meteoroide

https://www.meteoweb.eu/2026/04/luci-e-ombre-nello-spazio-lodissea-da-record-di-artemis-ii-nel-buio-lunare-tra-eclissi-totale-e-impatti-di-meteoroidi/1001919209/

 

4/3 - Scoperti oltre11mila asteroidi, 33 sono vicini alla Terra

https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cronaca/2026/04/03/scoperti-oltre11mila-asteroidi-33-sono-vicini-alla-terra_266b60ee-2022-4045-aee2-18dcc96c0283.html

 

4/2 - Cinque asteroidi potrebbero colpire la Terra o la Luna entro la fine del secolo

https://tech.everyeye.it/notizie/cinque-asteroidi-potrebbero-colpire-terra-entro-secolo-869319.html

 

4/1 - La NASA ha appena scoperto qualcosa di strano all'interno di un campione dell'asteroide Bennu

https://tech.everyeye.it/notizie/nasa-appena-scoperto-strano-interno-campione-de-869145.html

 

(POR)

4/7 - Observatório Rubin detecta 11 mil novos asteroides em seis semanas

https://olhardigital.com.br/2026/04/06/ciencia-e-espaco/observatorio-rubin-detecta-11-mil-novos-asteroides-em-seis-semanas/

 

4/7 - Astronautas da Artemis 2 presenciaram impactos de meteoritos na Lua

https://olhardigital.com.br/2026/04/07/ciencia-e-espaco/astronautas-da-artemis-2-presenciaram-impactos-de-meteoritos-na-lua/

 

Asteroid missions schedule:

- June/26 – Tianwen arrives in Kamoʻoalewa

- December/26 – Hera spacecraft arrives in Dimorphos.

- April/28 – Ramses launch to Apophis (planned)

- April/29 – OSIRIS-APEX arrives in Apophis

- August/29 – Psyche spacecraft arrives in Psyche

 

Keep your audience informed about asteroids and planetary defense, always guarding them against misinformation and sensationalist news.

 

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Best regards,

 

Saulo Machado

Global Event Coordinator