SpaceX launches Europe's Hera asteroid mission
European Space Agency launches mission to test Earth's defense against asteroids
The European Space Agency launched its Hera spacecraft to study an asteroid NASA crashed into two years ago. The mission aims to see if Earth can defend against potential deadly space rocks, but results won't be available until 2026.
SpaceX Cleared to Launch European Space Agency's Hera Mission After FAA Scrutiny
SpaceX is set to launch the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft aboard its Falcon 9 rocket on Monday. The FAA cleared Falcon 9's return to flight following a grounding over a recent malfunction. Hera will study the asteroid Dimorphos following NASA's DART mission,
European Asteroid Mission Hera Launches Despite Poor Weather
A European mission to investigate an asteroid hit by the first test of Earth's planetary defences blasted off Monday despite a hurricane bearing down on Florida.
European Space Agency sends rocket into space to see if asteroid crash can avert disaster in future
A spacecraft was deliberately crashed into an asteroid to see if we could change the course of passing rocks that pose a threat to Earth
European Space Agency launches Hera mission to investigate asteroid ‘crash-scene’
The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched a €360m mission to perform a close-up “crash-scene” investigation of the 150 m-diameter asteroid Dimorphos, which was purposely hit by a NASA probe in 2022. Hera took off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral at 10:52 local time. The mission should reach the asteroid in December 2026.
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.
Lift-Off! SpaceX Launches Planetary Defense Hera Mission to Asteroid
The mission is heading out into space to study the impact of NASA's successful high-speed collision with an asteroid in 2022.
SpaceX launches Europe’s Hera asteroid mission ahead of Hurricane Milton
The launch of another important mission, NASA's Europa Clipper, is on hold due to Hurricane Milton. Two years ago, a NASA spacecraft smashed into a small asteroid millions of miles from Earth to test a technique that could one day prove useful to deflect an object off a collision course with Earth.
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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 ...
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Hera mission: European Space Agency sending probe to asteroid
This year, a probe is heading back to see what happened In 2024, the European Space Agency (ESA ... This year, the Hera mission will lift-off to travel to investigate Dimorphos - one of the ...
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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 DART impact on Dimorphos. The European Space Agency ESA is ...
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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. ESA’s Hera mission, launching in October 2023, aims to study this ...