The European Space Agency’s Hera mission and two satellites are ready to survey the aftermath of NASA’s DART spacecraft, which intentionally hit an asteroid in 2022.

NASA’s DART mission successfully deflected the asteroid Dimorphos through kinetic impact in 2022, altering its trajectory. ESA’s Hera mission, launchi

SpaceX will launch Europe's Hera spacecraft toward the asteroid Dimorphos for a post-impact evaluation on Monday (Oct. 7), and you can watch the liftoff live. The European Space Agency's Hera mission will visit Dimorphos — the asteroid that NASA's DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft knocked off course in September 2022.