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

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.

Against the Odds, Hera Lifts Off on Its Planetary Defense Mission

Despite a grim weather forecast, ESA’s Hera planetary defense spacecraft lifted off on time this morning enroute to the double asteroid Didymos/Dimorphos. Hera will study the after-effects of NASA’s 2022 DART mission that deliberately impacted Dimorphos and changed its orbit — the first time humans affected the course of a planetary object, a useful capability if we ever need to divert an asteroid that threatens Earth. With Hurricane Milton gro…

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.

New planetary defence mission blasts off to double asteroid system

Despite iffy weather conditions, the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft blasted off to begin its two-year-long voyage to a double asteroid system beyond the orbit of Mars.

Hera spacecraft to visit Dimorphos asteroid that humans knocked off course

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

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

A spacecraft has blasted off to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash.