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.

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.

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.