ASTEROIDS AND SIMILAR BODIES RECENT NEWS - May 21st to 31st, 2026

[Saulo Machado]

ASTEROIDS AND SIMILAR BODIES RECENT NEWS

May 21st to 31st, 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)

5/29 - When The Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Hit, This Life-Form Feasted On The Death

https://www.sciencealert.com/when-the-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-hit-this-life-form-feasted-on-the-death

 

5/28 - Where did Mercury get its water ice? Maybe from a single slow asteroid impact

https://www.space.com/astronomy/mercury/where-did-mercury-get-its-water-ice-maybe-from-a-single-slow-asteroid-impact-in-one-mercurian-day

 

5/27 - Celestial tribute: Newly named asteroids take Poland into deep space

https://tvpworld.com/93481408/two-asteroids-named-after-influential-poles-including-saint-bobola

 

5/26 - NASA's Psyche Sends Back Amazing Images of Mars

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/nasas-psyche-sends-back-amazing-images-of-mars/

 

5/25 - Scientists Just Found Evidence That Asteroids May Have Helped Create Life on Earth

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-just-found-evidence-that-asteroids-may-have-helped-create-life-on-earth/

 

5/25 - Early Life on Earth May Have Thrived in Impact Craters

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/early-life-on-earth-may-have-thrived-in-impact-craters

 

5/24 - Evidence of Ancient Life Found Buried Under an Asteroid Crater

https://www.sciencealert.com/evidence-of-ancient-life-found-buried-under-an-asteroid-crater

 

(DUT)

5/24 - ‘Zeldzame kans voor planetair onderzoek’: planetoïde Apophis komt in 2029 extreem dichtbij

https://www.demorgen.be/tech-wetenschap/zeldzame-kans-voor-planetair-onderzoek-planetoide-apophis-komt-in-2029-extreem-dichtbij~ba49c912/

 

(ESP)  

5/21 - La nave Psyche sobrevuela Marte en su viaje al cinturón de asteroides

https://noticiasdelaciencia.com/art/56990/la-nave-psyche-sobrevuela-marte-en-su-viaje-al-cinturon-de-asteroides

 

(FRE)

5/27 - Quelle est la probabilité qu’un astéroïde percute la Terre ?

https://www.ouest-france.fr/sciences/espace/podcast-sur-le-pouce-les-questions-pas-si-betes-quelle-est-la-probabilite-quun-asteroide-percute-la-terre-7001681d-9b6d-469f-a623-84ce8df86e4e

 

5/22 - À quoi a ressemblé la fin du monde provoquée par l’astéroïde qui a tué les dinosaures ? Le récit minute par minute

https://www.ouest-france.fr/leditiondusoir/2026-05-22/a-quoi-a-ressemble-la-fin-du-monde-provoquee-par-l-asteroide-qui-a-tue-les-dinosaures-le-recit-minute-par-minute-4e24b0d4-b4b9-4ea6-86ef-55d7ae697222

 

5/22 - Enfer de Dante : le poète italien avait-il imaginé un impact d’astéroïde au XIVe siècle ?

https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/espace/enfer-de-dante-le-poete-italien-avait-il-imagine-un-impact-d-asteroide-au-xive-siecle_192694

 

(GER) – X -

 

(ITA)

5/28 - Una meteora esplode sopra un vulcano in eruzione nelle Filippine

https://www.ansa.it/canale_scienza/notizie/spazio_astronomia/2026/05/28/meteora-esplode-sopra-un-vulcano-in-eruzione-nelle-filippine_82d44337-02e3-4f1c-9222-7e71da118719.html

 

5/28 - Un quasi-satellite della Terra potrebbe essere un frammento della Luna

https://tech.everyeye.it/notizie/satellite-terra-frammento-luna-879562.html

 

5/28 - L’asteroide che spense la Terra: così le creature più piccole sfuggirono all’estinzione

https://www.meteoweb.eu/2026/05/lasteroide-che-spense-la-terra-cosi-le-creature-piu-piccole-sfuggirono-allestinzione/1001938360/

 

5/26 - Spettacolare bagliore nelle Filippine: meteora avvistata sul vulcano Mayon | VIDEO

https://www.meteoweb.eu/2026/05/spettacolare-bagliore-nelle-filippine-meteora-avvistata-sul-vulcano-mayon-video/1001937566/

 

(POR)

5/22 -  Missão Psyche realiza com sucesso passagem por Marte, vai agora diretamente para asteroide rico em metais

https://www.ccvalg.pt/astronomia/noticias/2026/05/22_psyche_marte.htm

 

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.

- September/2027 – NEO Surveyor Telescope launch (planned)

- 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