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A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test

Scientists are eager to examine the impact’s aftermath up close to know exactly how effective Dart was and what changes might be needed to safeguard Earth in the future.

ABC · 1d

European spacecraft launches to a harmless asteroid that NASA deliberately crashed into in previous save-the-Earth test

Voice of America · 1d

Spacecraft headed to harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in previous save-the-Earth test

European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft rockets away from Florida on two-year journey to small, harmless asteroid rammed by NASA in 2022

KSL · 21h

Spacecraft is on its way to asteroid slammed by NASA in previous save-the-Earth test

A spacecraft has blasted off to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash. It's the second part of a planetary defense test that could one day help save Earth.

Europe's Hera spacecraft on way to study asteroid Dimorphos

BBC on MSN · 1d

Spacecraft to launch towards knocked off course asteroid

The mission aims to re-visit the asteroid Nasa diverted when it crashed a probe into it.

USA Today · 1d

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.

gadgets360 · 24m

Hera Spacecraft Embarks on Mission to Study Asteroid Redirected by NASA in 2022

Hera spacecraft launched to study Dimorphos, redirected by NASA Mission aims to understand asteroid properties and potential threats Success of DART mission opens pathways for asteroid deflection stra

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European ‘crash scene investigation’ spacecraft is ready to follow up on NASA’s asteroid impact mission

The European Space Agency’s Hera mission and two satellites are ready to survey the aftermath of NASA’s DART spacecraft, ...

Houston Chronicle on MSN20h

NASA smacked an asteroid in 2022. Now, a spacecraft is on the way for part 2.

On its way the pair of near-Earth asteroids, Hera will swing by Mars in 2025 to help propel the spacecraft forward to its ...

Space.com14d

The Psyche mission: A visit to a metal asteroid

Much of the Psyche spacecraft's mission will entail scanning the asteroid for clues that either support or reject this story. The Psyche spacecraft is due to arrive at the metallic asteroid 16 ...

Iola Register21h

Spacecraft heads to destroyed asteroid

A spacecraft launched to study a small, harmless astroid hit by NASA two years ago to practice blasting asteroids that ...

USA Today25d

Asteroid Apophis has the tiniest chance of hitting earth in 2029 – on a Friday the 13th

In September 2022, NASA intentionally slammed a spacecraft into the small asteroid Dimorphos at roughly 14,000 mph. Though Dimorphos posed no threat to Earth, the mission served as the first ...

KTBS5d

Hera spacecraft to probe asteroid deflected by defence test

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 ...

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