European Space Agency set to launch probes at asteroid to test planetary defense system

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European Space Agency set to launch probes at asteroid to test planetary defense system

Hera, the mythological Greek goddess associated with marriage, the sky and the stars, is the name of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first planetary defense mission. Conducted in collaboration with NASA, the Hera mission will explore ways to redirect asteroids to prevent collisions with our planet. Hera will study Dimorphos, the smaller of two objects forming the Didymos binary asteroid system. In 2022, NASA’s DART spacecraft successfully push…