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Europe launches space mission in defense against city-killer asteroids
The Hera mission will investigate the result of NASA's asteroid redirection test, in which the U.S. agency rammed a spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos.
Europe’s Hera Mission Launches to Visit an Asteroid Smacked by NASA
The news was a relief for Fitzsimmons and the entire Hera team.
European spacecraft launches for ‘crash scene investigation’ of first planetary defense test
The European Space Agency’s Hera mission and two satellites are on their way to survey the aftermath of NASA’s DART spacecraft, which intentionally hit an asteroid in 2022.
Hera Mission: What is it? When is the SpaceX launch? How to watch
Following in the footsteps of DART, the European Space Agency’s Hera Mission will soon launch from Cape Canaveral aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9.
Falcon 9 launches ESA’s Hera asteroid mission
A Falcon 9 successfully launched a European asteroid mission Oct. 7 in a partial return to flight for the rocket.
SpaceX launch: Europe's Hera spacecraft on way to study asteroid Dimorphos
A European spacecraft is on its way to get an up-close look at an asteroid that NASA deliberately crashed its own vehicle into two years ago.
"Hera" mission to investigate asteroid hit
What happens when humanity flies a probe into an asteroid? Two years after such an impact, the "Hera" mission is supposed to take a look.
SpaceX Launches ESA’s Hera Asteroid Mission
The Hera spacecraft, which took flight late Monday morning, is part of a broader effort to bolster humanity’s planetary defense readiness.
🚀 Planetary defense: Hera probe headed to study the deflection of asteroid Dimorphos
The Hera spacecraft is on its way to the binary asteroid system Didymos / Dimorphos. This mission has an ambitious goal: understanding the consequences of a deliberate asteroid deflection. Hera,
ESA’s Hera mission launched aboard SpaceX, to probe NASA knocked off asteroid Dimorphos
ESA has launched the first planetary defense Hera spacecraft aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 to investigate NASA-deflected Dimorphos asteroid.
ESA’s Hera Asteroid Mission Launches on SpaceX Rocket in Florida
In humanity’s latest bid to avoid going the way of the dinosaurs, a European spacecraft soared away from the coast of Florida on Monday. The mission, Hera, will visit an asteroid that NASA deliberately struck with another spacecraft two years ago.
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Hera Mission Launched to Explore Asteroid Deflection Techniques and Safeguard Earth from Potential Threats
The Hera planetary defense mission, launched successfully aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, aims to assess the feasibility of ...
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Asteroid mission aims to save humans from the fate of the dinosaurs
The NASA spacecraft hit the roughly 160 meters in diameter Dimorphos, which orbits a larger asteroid — the 780 meter Didymos.
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FAA clears Falcon 9 launch of Hera mission
The FAA has granted approval for the Falcon 9 launch of ESA’s Hera asteroid mission, but is keeping the vehicle grounded for now for other missions.
Watch Live: SpaceX launches Hera asteroid mission Monday, but delays Europa Clipper because of Hurricane Milton
SpaceX returned to flight with its Falcon 9 rocket Monday sending up the Hera probe for the European Space Agency, but have ...