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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.
A European spacecraft launches to perform a crash scene investigation on an asteroid
A NASA spacecraft knocked into an asteroid two years ago to test planetary defense. Now, a new mission will inspect the damage, with the goal of helping future asteroid deflection.
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.
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.
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.
European Space Agency prepares launch of first planetary defense mission
The European Space Agency (ESA) prepares to launch its Hera spacecraft in October on its first planetary defense mission. Hera is part of the international Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment (AIDA),
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.
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‘Hera’, the first European planetary defence mission, launches successfully
The probe, an ESA project, will study the consequences of a deliberate impact by a NASA spacecraft against an asteroid in ...
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.
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.
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For European astronauts, this place in Germany is the next best thing to the moon
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The European Space Agency is preparing for future moon ...
European Astronauts Train for Future Moon Missions in Lunar Simulator
European astronauts trained for future moon missions on Wednesday in a lunar simulator in Germany. The European Space Agency ...
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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.
A Spacecraft Is on Its Way to a Harmless Asteroid Slammed by NASA in a Previous Save-The-Earth Test
The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft rocketed away on a two-year journey to the small, harmless asteroid rammed by ...