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

[Saulo Machado]

ASTEROIDS AND SIMILAR BODIES RECENT NEWS

February 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)

2/9 - Feb. 9, 1913: The Great Meteor Procession

https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/feb-9-1913-the-great-meteor-procession/

 

2/8 - Feb. 8, 1969: The Allende meteorite falls

https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/feb-8-1969-the-allende-meteorite-falls/

 

2/6 - Spring fireball season is underway! Watch for them

https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/spring-is-fireball-season/

 

2/4 - A 200-foot asteroid has a 4 percent chance of hitting the moon in 2032—and we could see it

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-200-foot-asteroid-has-a-4-percent-chance-of-hitting-the-moon-in-2032-and/

 

2/4 - The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was a bit selective

https://www.astronomy.com/science/the-asteroid-that-killed-the-dinosaurs-was-a-bit-selective/

 

2/4 - Neutron Scans Reveal Hidden Water in Famous Martian Meteorite

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/neutron-scans-reveal-hidden-water-in-famous-martian-meteorite

 

(DUT)  

2/5 - Een nucleaire aanval op een asteroïde kan veilig zijn – wetenschappers leggen uit hoe dat mogelijk is

https://vdhvd.nl/article/een-nucleaire-aanval-op-een-asteroide-kan-veilig-zijn-wetenschappers-leggen-uit-hoe-dat-mogelijk-is

 

(ESP)  

2/5 - Un meteoro iluminó el cielo de Florida y explotó en plena atmósfera: así fue el impactante fenómeno nocturno

https://elcomercio.pe/mag/respuestas/ciencias/un-meteoro-ilumino-el-cielo-de-florida-y-exploto-en-plena-atmosfera-asi-fue-el-impactante-fenomeno-nocturno-nnda-nnrt-noticia

 

(FRE)

2/5 - Une boule de feu traverse le ciel près du mont Fuji

https://fr.news.yahoo.com/boule-feu-traverse-ciel-pr%C3%A8s-081037919.html

 

(GER) -  X  -

 

(ITA)

2/8 - Un asteroide minaccia la Luna nel 2032: assisteremo a un lampo luminoso spettacolare?

https://tech.everyeye.it/notizie/asteroide-minaccia-luna-2032-assisteremo-lampo-luminoso-spettacolare-857958.html

 

2/4 - 20 anni fa la scienza ridicolizzò Armageddon, ora però gli dà ragione

https://tech.everyeye.it/notizie/20-anni-scienza-ridicolizzo-armageddon-ragione-857585.html

 

(POR)

2/1 - O animal que sobreviveria ao fim do mundo, segundo estudos sobre asteroides e supernovas

https://g1.globo.com/ciencia/noticia/2026/02/01/o-animal-que-sobreviveria-ao-fim-do-mundo-segundo-estudos-sobre-asteroides-e-supernovas.ghtml

 

Asteroid missions schedule:

- June/26 – Tianwen arrives in Kamoʻoalewa

- December/26 – Hera spacecraft arrives in Dimorphos.

- 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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https://asteroidday.org/events/event-registration/add

 

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https://asteroidday.org/event-organizer-information/report-after-an-asteroid-day-event/

 

Best regards,

 

Saulo Machado

Global Event Coordinator