The European Space Agency’s Hera mission and two satellites are on their way to survey the aftermath of NASA’s DART spacecraft, which intentionally hit an asteroid in 2022.

The Hera spacecraft successfully launched toward the asteroids Didymos and Dimorphos on Oct. 7, meant to follow up on NASA's DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission. After waking up its ...

Europe's Hera asteroid probe will use the Red Planet for a gravity assist on its way to scope out the space rock crash site of NASA's DART impactor. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu ...