European spacecraft launches for ‘crash scene investigation’ of first planetary defense test
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.
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BepiColombo spacecraft reveals Mercury's magnetic secrets
BepiColombo's 2023 flyby of Mercury's magnetosphere uncovered unexpected insights into plasma and surface composition.
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Survey spacecraft launched two years ago on Earth's defense experiment.
Two years ago, the European Space Agency's probe was launched to examine the progress of the so-called Earth defense experiment, which changes the orbit of an asteroid by colliding a spacecraft ...
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ESA's JUICE spacecraft confirmed Earth is habitable. Here's why
Here’s how it works. ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is ultimately headed for the Jovian system, but on Aug. 20, it took a quick look at Earth. The spacecraft returned some very ...
NASA, SpaceX delay launch to study Jupiter’s moon Europa as Hurricane Milton approaches
The Europa Clipper had been scheduled to launch Thursday from Florida, beginning its six-year journey to the Jupiter moon to ...