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

[Saulo Machado]

ASTEROIDS AND SIMILAR BODIES RECENT NEWS

March 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)

3/9 - How do we know what asteroids are made out of?

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-asteroids.html

 

3/9 - Stunning video shows huge fireball blazing over Europe

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stunning-video-shows-huge-fireball-blazing-over-europe/

 

3/9 - NASA’s Planetary Defense Test Changed Binary Asteroid’s Orbit around the Sun

https://www.sci.news/space/nasa-dart-impact-binary-asteroid-orbit-14608.html

 

3/9 - ESA analyzing fireball over Europe on 8 March 2026

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-esa-fireball-europe.html

 

3/7 - DART images reveal asteroids can toss slow 'cosmic snowballs' between moons

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-dart-images-reveal-asteroids-toss.html

 

3/7 - NASA's DART test for planetary defense proved it can shift an asteroid's solar orbit

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-nasa-dart-planetary-defense-shift.html

 

3/6 - NASA changed an asteroid’s orbital path around the sun, a first for humankind

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa-changed-an-asteroids-orbital-path-around-the-sun-a-first-for-humankind/

 

3/6 - Notorious asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t crash into the moon after all

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/notorious-asteroid-2024-yr4-wont-crash-into-the-moon-after-all/

 

3/6 - NASA rules out asteroid smashup on the moon in 2032

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-nasa-asteroid-smashup-moon.html

 

3/6 - Lunar Impact from Asteroid 2024 YR4 Ruled Out

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/lunar-impact-from-asteroid-2024-yr4-ruled-out/

 

3/6 - The 4.6-Billion-Year-Old Tape Recorder Hidden Inside Asteroid Dust

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-46-billion-year-old-tape-recorder-hidden-inside-asteroid-dust

 

3/6 - Did Earth life actually begin on Mars? Asteroid impacts could let microbes planet-hop, study suggests

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/did-earth-life-actually-begin-on-mars-asteroid-impacts-could-let-microbes-planet-hop-study-suggests

 

3/5 - Phew! NASA Rules Out Asteroid Smashup on the Moon in 2032

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/phew-nasa-rules-out-asteroid-smashup-on-the-moon-in-2032

 

3/5 - Good news for the moon: Famous asteroid 2024 YR4 won't smash into it in 2032

https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/good-news-for-the-moon-infamous-asteroid-2024-yr4-wont-smash-into-it-in-2032

 

3 /4 - Extremophile Bacteria May Hitch Rides on Asteroid Fragments

https://www.sci.news/biology/lithopanspermia-14600.html

 

3/3 - Life forms can planet hop on asteroid debris—and survive

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-life-planet-asteroid-debris-survive.html

 

3/3 - Some Extremophiles Could Survive an Asteroid Impact on Mars, and the Dangerous Journey to Earth

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/some-extremophiles-could-survive-an-asteroid-impact-on-mars-and-the-dangerous-journey-to-earth

 

3/3 - Asteroid Ryugu samples offer new insights into early solar system magnetism

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-asteroid-ryugu-samples-insights-early.html

 

3/2 - How to weigh a killer asteroid at 22 kilometers per second

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-killer-asteroid-kilometers.html

 

3/5 - Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit the moon after all

https://earthsky.org/space/asteroid-2024-yr4-odds-hit-earth-torino-scale-2032/

 

3/5 - Lifeforms can planet-hop on asteroids and survive

https://earthsky.org/space/life-forms-can-planet-hop-on-asteroids-and-survive/

 

(DUT)  

3/9 - Hoe groot is de kans dat zo’n vuurbal als die van gisteren iets raakt?

https://scientias.nl/hoe-groot-is-de-kans-dat-zon-vuurbal-als-die-van-gisteren-iets-raakt/

 

3/8 - “Zoiets komt wereldwijd maar één keer per jaar voor": dit weten we al over ‘vuurbol’ die boven ons land vloog

https://www.nieuwsblad.be/video/zoiets-komt-wereldwijd-maar-een-keer-per-jaar-voor-dit-weten-we-al-over-vuurbol-die-boven-ons-land-vloog/140335523.html

 

3/8 – Vuurbal boven Vlaanderen veroorzaakt schade in Duitsland

https://www.spacepage.be/nieuws/waarnemen/vuurbal-boven-vlaanderen-veroorzaakt-schade-in-duitsland.html

 

(ESP)  

3/6 - La Luna también esquiva el impacto del asteroide 'destructor de ciudades': pasará a 21.000 km

https://www.abc.es/ciencia/luna-salva-impacto-asteroide-destructor-ciudades-pasara-20260306202422-nt.html

 

3/5 - Un impacto cósmico asoló hace seis millones de años lo que hoy es Brasil

https://noticiasdelaciencia.com/art/56372/un-impacto-cosmico-asolo-hace-seis-millones-de-anos-lo-que-hoy-es-brasil

 

(FRE)

3/9 - Une boule de feu dans le ciel en Europe ? On en sait plus sur ce phénomène lumineux

https://www.ouest-france.fr/sciences/espace/une-boule-de-feu-dans-le-ciel-en-europe-on-en-sait-plus-sur-ce-phenomene-lumineux-53cf0a54-1bca-11f1-803a-35ced0869d0c

 

3/8 - La Nasa a réussi à dévier la trajectoire d’un astéroïde autour du soleil

https://www.ouest-france.fr/sciences/espace/la-nasa-a-reussi-a-devier-la-trajectoire-dun-asteroide-autour-du-soleil-295f9826-1afb-11f1-996a-cbf0352b5872

 

3/7 - L'astéroïde dévié par la Nasa a changé d'orbite autour du Soleil

https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/espace/l-asteroide-devie-par-la-nasa-a-change-d-orbite-autour-du-soleil_191371

 

(GER)

3/9 - Was wissen wir über den Meteoritenfall bei Koblenz?

https://www.spektrum.de/news/was-wissen-wir-vom-meteoritenfall-ueber-koblenz/2314008

 

3/9 - Lichtspektakel in Deutschland: Meteoritenteile beschädigen Häuser

https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000311672/lichtspektakel-in-deutschland-meteoritenteile-besch228digen-h228user

 

3/8 - Teile eines Meteoriten beschädigen Häuser

https://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/rheinland-pfalz-meteorit-einschlag-koblenz-haeuser-li.3449387

 

3/8 - "Schreckenskeim" könnte auf Asteroiden von Planet zu Planet springen

https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000311292/schreckenskeim-koennte-auf-asteroiden-von-planet-zu-planet-springen

 

3/7 - Raumsonden-Crash änderte Umlaufbahn eines Asteroiden um die Sonne

https://www.weltraum-aktuell.de/index.php/nachrichten2/1259-raumsonden-crash-aenderte-umlaufbahn-eines-asteroiden-um-die-sonne

 

3/7 - Mikroben könnten Asteroideneinschläge überleben

https://www.forschung-und-wissen.de/nachrichten/astronomie/mikroben-koennten-asteroideneinschlaege-ueberleben-133711002

 

3/6 - Asteroid 2024 YR4 wird nicht mit dem Mond kollidieren

https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000311350/asteroid-2024-yr4-wird-nicht-mit-dem-mond-kollidieren

 

3/6 - Entwarnung für den Mond – Asteroid "2024 YR4" zieht vorbei

https://www.t-online.de/digital/weltall/id_101157606/weltraum-entwarnung-fuer-mond-asteroid-2024-yr4-zieht-vorbei.html

 

3/6 - Kein Einschlag auf dem Mond im Jahr 2032

https://www.spektrum.de/news/asteroiden-kein-einschlag-auf-dem-mond-im-jahr-2032/2313653

 

(ITA)

3/9 - Un asteroide all'origine dello sciame di meteore in Germania VIDEO

https://www.ansa.it/canale_scienza/notizie/biotech/2026/03/09/un-asteroide-allorigine-dello-sciame-di-meteore-in-germania-video_3c0ca4bb-bfcf-4952-9a6b-259541f4c385.html

 

3/9 - Pioggia di meteoriti provoca danni tra Germania e Paesi Bassi: colpite case e auto a Coblenza, nell’Eifel e nell’Hunsrück

https://www.meteoweb.eu/2026/03/pioggia-di-meteoriti-provoca-danni-tra-germania-e-paesi-bassi-colpite-case-e-auto-a-coblenza-nelleifel-e-nellhunsruck/1001906822/

 

3/9 - Quando i meteoriti “bussano” alla porta di casa: cosa è successo in Germania

https://www.meteoweb.eu/2026/03/quando-i-meteoriti-bussano-alla-porta-di-casa-cosa-e-successo-in-germania/1001906653/

 

3/8 - Sciame di meteoriti piombano dal cielo: tetti danneggiati e paura tra i residenti | VIDEO

https://www.meteoweb.eu/2026/03/sciame-di-meteoriti-piombano-dal-cielo-tetti-danneggiati-e-paura-tra-i-residenti-video/1001906513/

 

3/8 - Astronomia, le immagini di DART rivelano che gli asteroidi possono lanciare lente “palle di neve cosmiche” tra le lune

https://www.meteoweb.eu/2026/03/astronomia-le-immagini-di-dart-rivelano-che-gli-asteroidi-possono-lanciare-lente-palle-di-neve-cosmiche-tra-le-lune/1001906405/

 

3/7 -  Abbiamo cambiato l’orbita di un corpo celeste: confermata la prima “spinta” umana

https://www.meteoweb.eu/2026/03/abbiamo-cambiato-lorbita-di-un-corpo-celeste-confermata-la-prima-spinta-umana/1001906090/

 

3/7 - L’asteroide 2024 YR4 non impatterà sulla luna – Scampato pericolo

https://www.astronomia.com/2026/03/07/lasteroide-2024-yr4-non-impattera-sulla-luna-scampato-pericolo/

 

3/6 - Asteroide rischiava di colpire la Luna: la nuova scoperta cambia tutto

https://www.meteoweb.eu/2026/03/asteroide-rischiava-di-colpire-la-luna-la-nuova-scoperta-cambia-tutto/1001905726/

 

(POR)

3/10 – A missão DART alterou a órbita do asteroide Didymos em torno do Sol

https://www.ccvalg.pt/astronomia/noticias/2026/03/10_dart_didymos_dimorphos.htm

 

3/10 -   Descartada a hipótese do asteroide 2024 YR4 colidir com a Lua

https://www.ccvalg.pt/astronomia/noticias/2026/03/10_2024_yr4_lua.htm

 

3/9 - Bola de fogo cruza céu da Europa e meteorito atinge casa

https://olhardigital.com.br/2026/03/09/ciencia-e-espaco/bola-de-fogo-cruza-ceu-da-europa-e-meteorito-atinge-casa/

 

3/6 - Asteroide 2024 YR4 não vai mais atingir a Lua em 2032, mostram novos cálculos da NASA

https://g1.globo.com/ciencia-e-saude/video/asteroide-2024-yr4-nao-vai-mais-atingir-a-lua-em-2032-mostram-novos-calculos-da-nasa-14406913.ghtml

 

3/6 -  Asteroide 2024 YR4 não vai mais atingir a Lua em 2032, mostram novos cálculos da NASA

https://g1.globo.com/ciencia/noticia/2026/03/06/asteroide-2024-yr4-lua-em-2032.ghtml

 

3/6 - Impacto de nave da NASA alterou órbita de asteroide ao redor do Sol, aponta novo estudo

https://g1.globo.com/ciencia/noticia/2026/03/06/nave-asteroide-orbita-sol-teste-terra-estudo.ghtml

 

 

 

 

Asteroid missions schedule:

- June/26 – Tianwen arrives in Kamoʻoalewa

- 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

 

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