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After asteroid collision, Europes Hera will probe crime scene

After NASA deliberately smashes a car-sized spacecraft into an asteroid next week, it will be up to the European Space Agency's Hera mission to investigate

When the DART spacecraft impacts the asteroid Dimorphos on Sept. 26 in a test of our planetary defenses, it will be a continuation of work that started decades ago.

In a first-of-its-kind test for planetary defense, NASA’s DART spacecraft is scheduled next week to crash into an asteroid and alter the celestial body’s course.

Tyvak International SRL, a leading European nano and microsatellite provider based in Torino, Italy, today announced its participation in ESA's media briefing for NASA's DART Mission. The briefing will

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft found that Bennu's surface is closer to a "plastic ball pit" than it is to a solid surface.

Bennu turned out nothing like scientists had expected..

According to NASA, the asteroid is made out of loosely packed particles that constitute its exterior.

NASAs asteroid-sampling spacecraft OSIRIS-REx had a near-death experience at Bennu, according to the mission team.

/CNW/ -- The Asteroid Foundations annual Asteroid Day LIVE programme returns in person Thursday 30 June 2022 at 11:00 CET. After two years as a digital event,...