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Spacecraft launched to investigate asteroid that was deliberately hit by NASA mission

Sky News on October 7, 2024

Undated handout photo issued by the European Southern Observatory of an artist's illustration showing the ejection of a cloud of debris after NASA's DART spacecraft collided with the asteroid Dimorphos. Astronomers have observed the aftermath of the collision involving a spacecraft sent by Nasa to crash into an asteroid. The controlled impact was a test of planetary defence, but also gave astronomers a chance to learn more about the Dimorphos asteroid by examining the material expelled. Issue da

The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully launched Hera, its first planetary defence mission designed to assess whether future asteroids can be deflected from a collision course with Earth.

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Publish date : 2024-10-07 16:16:00

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