ESA Launches Probe to Revisit Asteroid Crime Scene
24 days ago
The European Space Agency’s
Hera
spacecraft is en route to assess how NASA’s 2022
DART mission
impacted the asteroid Dimorphos. DART smashed into the asteroid at a little over 6 kilometers per second, sending out a cloud of debris and slowing it slightly. Hera’s detailed post-collision survey ai
ESA Launches Probe to Revisit Asteroid Crime Scene
24 days ago
The European Space Agency’s
Hera
spacecraft is en route to assess how NASA’s 2022
DART mission
impacted the asteroid Dimorphos. DART smashed into the asteroid at a little over 6 kilometers per second, sending out a cloud of debris and slowing it slightly. Hera’s detailed post-collision survey ai
ESA Launches Probe to Revisit Asteroid Crime Scene
24 days ago
The European Space Agency’s
Hera
spacecraft is en route to assess how NASA’s 2022
DART mission
impacted the asteroid Dimorphos. DART smashed into the asteroid at a little over 6 kilometers per second, sending out a cloud of debris and slowing it slightly. Hera’s detailed post-collision survey ai
ESA Launches Probe to Revisit Asteroid Crime Scene
24 days ago
The European Space Agency’s
Hera
spacecraft is en route to assess how NASA’s 2022
DART mission
impacted the asteroid Dimorphos. DART smashed into the asteroid at a little over 6 kilometers per second, sending out a cloud of debris and slowing it slightly. Hera’s detailed post-collision survey ai
ESA Launches Probe to Revisit Asteroid Crime Scene
24 days ago
The European Space Agency’s
Hera
spacecraft is en route to assess how NASA’s 2022
DART mission
impacted the asteroid Dimorphos. DART smashed into the asteroid at a little over 6 kilometers per second, sending out a cloud of debris and slowing it slightly. Hera’s detailed post-collision survey ai
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New Adobe Content Authenticity Web App
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