ASTEROIDS AND SIMILAR BODIES RECENT NEWS - April 11th to 20th, 2026
Saulo Machado
ASTEROIDS AND SIMILAR BODIES RECENT NEWS
April 11th to 20th, 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)
4/17 - Small Trojan Asteroids Defy Expectations
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/small-trojan-asteroids-defy-expectations
4/16 - What Were the Flashes That Artemis 2 Astronauts Saw?
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/what-were-the-flashes-that-artemis-2-astronauts-saw/
4/14 - How birds survived the dinosaurs’ doomsday
4/13 - The sun is tearing an asteroid to pieces, and Earth is now flying through the fallout
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-sun-asteroid-pieces-earth-flying.html
4/13 - 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis will blaze across the sky on April 13, 2029 — here's why this once-in-a-lifetime event is worth traveling for
4/12 - The Moon Just Got a New Scar
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-moon-just-got-a-new-scar
4/12 - Asteroid Apophis to sweep close 3 years from tomorrow
https://earthsky.org/space/asteroid-99942-apophis-encounters-2029-2036-2068/
4/11 - Subaru Telescope sheds light on Jupiter Trojan asteroids' color mystery
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-subaru-telescope-jupiter-trojan-asteroids.html
(DUT)
4/19 - Waarom de nieuwe ruimtemissie Ramses ons moet beschermen tegen asteroïde Apophis
https://www.tuincentrum-onings.nl/19-163973-waarom-64/
4/11 - Kan een gigantische asteroïde echt inslaan op aarde? Experts waarschuwen
(ESP)
4/18 - “Dios del caos”, el asteroide del tamaño de la Torre Eiffel que se acerca a la Tierra
4/17 - Un asteroide ha estallado y ha provocado una lluvia de meteoritos que alcanzará a la Tierra
(FRE)
4/17 - Cette météorite dormait dans la terre australienne depuis moins de 1 000 ans et personne ne l'avait remarquée
4/16 - Bolides : quelque chose d’inhabituel s’est produit dans le ciel en mars, et personne n’a encore d’explication
(GER)
4/19 - Blue Origin plant radikale Abwehrmission gegen gefährliche Asteroiden
https://www.neuropraxis-ffm.de/19-172317-blue-origin-plant-radikale-abwehrmission-gegen/
4/14 - Asteroid Apophis wird 2029 in beispiellosem Flyby auch über Österreich zu sehen sein
(ITA)
4/18 - Il viaggio di Hayabusa2 continua: il punto sulla missione e il futuro verso asteroidi mai esplorati
4/17 - La Terra sta attraversando un campo di detriti cosmici: ecco cosa sucede
https://tech.everyeye.it/notizie/terra-attraversando-campo-detriti-cosmici-cosa-succede-872190.html
4/12 - Scoperti oltre 11mila asteroidi, 33 sono vicini alla Terra VIDEO
(POR)
4/18 - Cientista da Nasa descobre nova chuva de meteoros vinda de asteroide próximo da Terra ainda desconhecido
4/16 - Asteroide que foi despedaçado pelo Sol pode ser a origem de uma nova chuva de meteoros
Asteroid missions schedule:
- July/26 – Tianwen arrives in Kamoʻoalewa
- July/26 – Hayabusa-2 Extended Mission - Flyby of 2001 CC21 (Torifune) - scheduled
- 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
- July/31 - Hayabusa-2 Extended Mission - Rendezvous with 1998 KY26 - scheduled
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