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

[Saulo Machado]

ASTEROIDS AND SIMILAR BODIES RECENT NEWS

January 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)

1/27 - Help defend Earth from asteroids with your Unistellar telescope

https://www.space.com/stargazing/skywatching-kit/help-defend-earth-from-asteroids-with-your-unistellar-telescope

 

1/27 - Venus may get a huge meteor shower this July, thanks to a long-ago asteroid breakup

https://www.space.com/astronomy/venus/venus-may-get-a-huge-meteor-shower-this-july-thanks-to-a-long-ago-asteroid-breakup

 

1/27 - Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 4% chance of hitting the moon. Here's why that's a scientific goldmine

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-asteroid-yr4-chance-moon-scientific.html

 

1/23 - A colossal asteroid may have warped the moon from the inside out

https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/a-colossal-asteroid-may-have-warped-the-moon-from-the-inside-out

 

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(ESP)  

1/29 - La Universidad de Córdoba pone en marcha su primer detector de bólidos y meteoros

https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/cordoba/universidad-cordoba-pone-marcha-primer-detector-bolidos-20260129114554-nts.html

 

(FRE)

1/22 - Un trésor cosmique en France : cette météorite contient des grains plus anciens que le Soleil

https://www.futura-sciences.com/sciences/actualites/astronomie-tresor-cosmique-france-cette-meteorite-contient-grains-plus-anciens-soleil-w2t8-130194/

 

(GER)

1/29 - Trifft Asteroid 2024 YR4 im Jahr 2032 den Mond?

https://www.spektrum.de/news/schlaegt-asteroid-2024-yr4-im-jahr-2032-auf-dem-mond-auf/2261151

 

(ITA)

1/29 - L’impatto di un asteroide sulla Luna potrebbe provocare una tempesta di meteore e meteoriti

https://www.astronomia.com/2026/01/29/limpatto-di-un-asteroide-sulla-luna-potrebbe-provocare-una-tempesta-di-meteore-e-meteoriti/

 

1/28 - Asteroidi e comete: nuova lezione del corso di astronomia degli Astrofili Spezzini

https://www.meteoweb.eu/2026/01/asteroidi-e-comete-nuova-lezione-del-corso-di-astronomia-degli-astrofili-spezzini/1001889196/

 

1/26 - Stelle cadenti anche su Venere, grazie a una coppia di asteroide

https://www.ansa.it/canale_scienza/notizie/spazio_astronomia/2026/01/26/stelle-cadenti-anche-su-venere-grazie-a-una-coppia-di-asteroidi_7f64653b-f275-43f1-862d-fec00522fd8d.html

 

1/21 - La coscienza potrebbe essere nata prima della vita: la risposta è in questo asteroide

https://tech.everyeye.it/notizie/coscienza-nata-vita-risposta-asteroide-854686.html

 

(POR)

1/28 - Estudo alemão revela novas trilhas de asteroides no arquivo do Hubble

https://br.bossanews.com/ciencias/estudo-alemao-revela-novas-trilhas-de-asteroides-no-arquivo-do-hubble/

 

1/27 - Asteroides mais rápidos do Sistema Solar produzem chuva de meteoros em Vênus

https://olhardigital.com.br/2026/01/27/ciencia-e-espaco/asteroides-mais-rapidos-do-sistema-solar-produzem-chuva-de-meteoros-em-venus/

 

1/27 - Vênus pode ter chuva de meteoros causada por asteroide partido no passado

https://noticias.r7.com/fala-ciencia/venus-pode-ter-chuva-de-meteoros-causada-por-asteroide-partido-no-passado-28012026/

 

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.

 

Register your event:

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

 

Event report:

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

 

Best regards,

 

Saulo Machado

Global Event Coordinator