ASTEROIDS AND SIMILAR BODIES RECENT NEWS - April 21st to 30th, 2026

[Saulo Machado]

            

ASTEROIDS AND SIMILAR BODIES RECENT NEWS

April 21st to 30th, 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)

4/29 - How a Meteorite Helps Explain Mercury's Chemical Makeup

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/how-a-meteorite-helps-explain-mercurys-chemical-makeup

 

4/27 - Mining the solar system to build a new world

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-solar-world.html

 

4/26 - Scientists Discover a New Meteor Shower From a Mysterious Crumbling Asteroid

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-a-new-meteor-shower-from-a-mysterious-crumbling-asteroid/

 

4/24 - Famous asteroid Ryugu may have been bombarded by a swarm of tiny space rocks 1,000 years ago

https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/famous-asteroid-ryugu-may-have-been-bombarded-by-a-swarm-of-tiny-space-rocks-1-000-years-ago

 

(DUT)

4/21 - De Rubin-telescoop is nog niet eens echt van start gegaan, maar heeft al 11.000 asteroïden gevonden

https://scientias.nl/rubin-telescoop-slaat-toe-11-000-asteroiden-rijker/

  

(ESP)  

4/23 - La NASA confirma que el asteroide Apofis pasará más cerca de la Tierra que nunca, pero descarta riesgo de impacto

https://www.meteored.mx/noticias/astronomia/la-nasa-confirma-que-el-asteroide-apofis-pasara-mas-cerca-de-la-tierra-que-nunca-pero-descarta-riesgo-de-impacto.html

 

(FRE)

4/22 - La NASA découvre une pluie de météores inédite

https://www.science-et-vie.com/ciel-et-espace/la-nasa-decouvre-une-pluie-de-meteores-inedite-un-asteroide-est-en-train-de-se-desintegrer-pres-du-soleil-236744.html

 

(GER)

4/27 - James-Webb liefert neue Erkenntnisse über den Mondkreuzer

https://www.spektrum.de/news/erdnaher-asteroid-2024yr4-mit-jwst-beobachtet/2316490

 

(ITA)

4/26 - Un nuovo grande cratere sulla Luna, se ne forma uno ogni secolo

https://www.ansa.it/canale_scienza/notizie/spazio_astronomia/2026/04/26/un-nuovo-grande-cratere-sulla-luna-se-ne-forma-uno-ogni-secolo_9331e1a9-ee88-4e69-8862-9a7835d985cd.html

 

4/24 - Ryugu sotto attacco: scoperto un bombardamento cosmico recente grazie ai campioni di Hayabusa2

https://www.meteoweb.eu/2026/04/ryugu-sotto-attacco-scoperto-un-bombardamento-cosmico-recente-grazie-ai-campioni-di-hayabusa2/1001926229/

 

4/24 - Un bolide squarcia l’oscurità del Golfo della Spezia: la notte si trasforma in giorno grazie a un evento cosmico eccezionale

https://www.meteoweb.eu/2026/04/un-bolide-squarcia-loscurita-del-golfo-della-spezia-la-notte-si-trasforma-in-giorno-grazie-a-un-evento-cosmico-eccezionale/1001926079/

 

(POR)

4/27 - Cientistas suíços revelam plano viável para minerar asteroides e sustentar colônias em Marte

https://www.ocafezinho.com/2026/04/27/cientistas-suicos-revelam-plano-viavel-para-minerar-asteroides-e-sustentar-colonias-em-marte/

 

4/25 - Jovens do interior de SP descobrem novos asteroides em programa internacional da Nasa: 'Paixão desde criança'

https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-jose-do-rio-preto-aracatuba/noticia/2026/04/25/jovens-do-interior-de-sp-descobrem-novos-asteroides-em-programa-internacional-da-nasa-paixao-desde-crianca.ghtml

 

4/24 - Asteroide famoso foi alvo recente de bombardeio de rochas quase invisíveis

https://olhardigital.com.br/2026/04/24/ciencia-e-espaco/asteroide-famoso-foi-alvo-recente-de-bombardeio-de-rochas-quase-invisiveis/

 

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