European Space Agency to send spacecraft past Mars for 'crime scene investigation'
The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft is set to investigate the aftermath of NASAs DART mission, which successfully ...
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 ...
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Belfast astronomer to take part in European Space Agency’s groundbreaking asteroid mission
A Belfast-based astronomer is to take part in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first planetary-defence mission, to help ward ...
European Space Agency launches mission to study asteroid deflected by NASA
NASA’s DART mission successfully deflected the asteroid Dimorphos through kinetic impact in 2022, altering its trajectory.
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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 spacecraft set for asteroid 'crime scene investigation'
Europe's Hera probe is tentatively scheduled to launch Monday on a mission to inspect the damage a NASA spacecraft made when ...
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A spaceship punched an asteroid — we’re about to learn what came next
ESA’s Hera mission will study a rock called Dimorphos, which was blasted by NASA, to work out how successful that approach ...
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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.
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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 ...
ESA space probe Hera to research asteroid defense
ESA will shortly be launching the Hera mission to investigate asteroid defense. The probe will investigate the effects of the ...