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European mission departs Earth to investigate an asteroid wrecked by NASA

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.

The New York Times · 4h

European Space Mission Launches to Investigate an Asteroid Crash Site

The Hera spacecraft, expected to take flight Monday morning, is part of a broader effort to bolster humanity’s planetary defense readiness.

CNN on MSN · 5h

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, which intentionally hit an asteroid in 2022.

20mon MSN

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 ...

5hon MSN

SpaceX launches European asteroid probe as hurricane weather closes in

Despite an initially dismal forecast, SpaceX got a break in the weather to send Europe's Hera asteroid probe on its way.

Europe’s space agency will destroy a brand-new satellite in 2027 just to see what happens

The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to launch a satellite into Earth’s orbit in 2027 to watch it get wrecked as it ...

2don MSN

Billionaire Elon Musk Takes on "the Entire Space Industry"

From rockets to satellites to space tourism, if you do business in space, SpaceX is coming to take your profits.

20hon MSN

FAA clears European asteroid probe for launch, but stormy weather threatens delay

With a hurricane approaching, two high-priority NASA and European missions to an asteroid and Jupiter's moon Europa face delays.

The Associated Press on MSN11d

For European astronauts, this place in Germany is the next best thing to the moon

22h

SpaceX Falcon 9 Vehicle Authorized to Return to Flight

The SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle is authorized to return to flight for a planned mission scheduled to launch on Oct. 7 from a ...

Space on MSN16h

SpaceX, NASA stand down from Oct. 10 Europa Clipper launch due to Hurricane Milton

SpaceX and NASA are standing down from the Oct. 10 launch of the Europa Clipper mission due to anticipated effects of Hurricane Milton. A new target date has not been announced.

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