NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid — and the Hera mission will survey the aftermath
Europe’s first planetary defense mission — a follow-up to NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test — will launch as early as next week.
Hera mission set to revisit asteroid after NASA's redirection test
The European Space Agency is sending a probe to get a closer look at the asteroid Dimorphos, which had its orbit altered by NASA’s DART mission in 2022
ESA's Hera mission takes flight toward the asteroid deflected by NASA's DART probe two years ago
The European Space Agency's Hera mission will set off from Cape Canaveral on 7 October on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It will travel several hundred million kilometers to reach the double asteroid Didymos in autumn 2026.
European spacecraft to probe asteroid deflected by Nasa test
PARIS: Europe’s Hera probe is tentatively scheduled to launch on Monday on a mission to inspect the damage a Nasa spacecraft made when it smashed into an asteroid during the first test of Earth’s planetary defences.
‘Hera’ asteroid mission ready to launch with Swiss participation
The "Hera" asteroid defence mission is about to be launched. On Monday, the European Space Agency's (ESA) probe is due to lift off on board a Falcon 9 rocket towards the asteroid Dimorphos. Swiss researchers are involved in the mission.
Hera Spacecraft To Probe Asteroid Deflected By Defence Test
Europe's Hera probe is tentatively scheduled to launch Monday on a mission to inspect the damage a NASA spacecraft made when it smashed into an asteroid during the first test of Earth's planetary defences.
ESA's Hera spacecraft set for asteroid 'crime scene investigation'
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ESA’s Hera Mission Moves Forward Despite Recent Grounding of Falcon 9 Rocket
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A spaceship punched an asteroid — we’re about to learn what came next
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ESA’s ‘planetary defence mission’ has startups dreaming of asteroid mining
The Hera mission will explore an asteroid deflection test. It also gives startups a chance to refine their technologies.
Watch the Skies: Debris From NASA’s DART Asteroid Collision Could Spark a Meteor Display on Earth
NASA's DART mission in 2022 dramatically altered an asteroid's orbit, potentially sending debris toward Earth and Mars, ...
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Could we experience the first-ever human-made meteor shower?
A few grams of ultrafast-moving debris particles may also reach Earth in about seven years, but only tiny fragments that were blasted from Dimorphos’ surface at speeds exceeding 3,300 mph (1.5 ...
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ESA continues Hera launch preparations amid Falcon 9 grounding
The European Space Agency is proceeding with preparations for the launch of an asteroid mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 even though the rocket remains grounded after an upper-stage anomaly on its ...
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ESA Set to Launch Hera Mission, the First Planetary Defense Endeavor of Its Kind
Space is a pretty wild place with asteroids, rogue planets and possibly even aliens species being a threat to humanity. Now a ...