ESA’s Hera mission launched aboard SpaceX
SpaceX rocket snaps amazing views of Earth during Hera asteroid probe launch (photos)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket snapped a pretty special in-space selfie on Monday (Oct. 7). The shot, captured during the launch of the European Space Agency 's Hera asteroid -inspecting mission, shows a gorgeous blue Earth hanging in space beside the nozzle of the Falcon 9 's upper-stage Merlin engine.
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.
SpaceX, ESA launch Hera spacecraft to study impact of NASA's DART mission
SpaceX and the European Space Agency will launch a mission on Monday to an asteroid's moon. NASA tried to knock off its path in 2022 to see if it could be done.
SpaceX launches Hera spacecraft to study NASA’s asteroid impact on Dimorphos
SpaceX launched ESA's Hera spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket to study the impact of NASA's 2022 DART mission on asteroid Dimorphos. The mission aims to gather data on asteroid deflection techniques, serving as a valuable test for future planetary defense strategies against potential asteroid threats.
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.
SpaceX will launch Europe's Hera asteroid probe today: Watch it live
SpaceX will launch Europe's Hera spacecraft on Monday (Oct. 7) toward the asteroid Dimorphos for a post-impact evaluation, and you can watch the liftoff live.
Astronomy3d
NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid — and the Hera mission will survey the aftermath
Hera’s project manager, Ian Carnelli, said during the briefing that between NASA, SpaceX, and the FAA, the Hera team has been kept in the loop on everything. “We are very happy with the ...
Phys.org4d
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 it smashed into an asteroid during the first test of Earth's planetary ...
Nature4d
A spaceship punched an asteroid — we’re about to learn what came next
Called Hera, the mission will visit a rock blasted by a NASA spacecraft in 2022 to analyse the effects of the deflection effort. “It seems like we hit it hard enough and we reshaped it,” says ...
New Scientist4d
Hera mission set to revisit asteroid after NASA's redirection test
Two years after a NASA spacecraft slammed into the asteroid ... Now, the European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to launch its Hera probe to get a closer look at exactly how it was affected.
Daily Mail11d
We spent 45 days in a simulated Mars habitat built by NASA - this is the brutal reality of life on Red Planet
The crew remained completely isolated inside the Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA) - a 650-square-foot habitat at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas - until Monday, when the ...
Phys.org4d
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 ... This is the follow-up of the intentional impact of NASA's DART probe onto the smaller body of this double asteroid ...
France 244d
Hera spacecraft to probe asteroid deflected by defence test
Paris (AFP) – 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 ...