hera mission
ESA is Building a Mission to Visit Asteroid Apophis, Joining it for its 2029 Earth Flyby
According to the ESA's Near-Earth Objects Coordination Center (NEOCC), 35,264 known asteroids regularly cross the orbit of Earth and the…
1 week ago
The First Telescope Images of DART's Impact are Starting to Arrive
The ESA just released a video that shows the DART mission impacting the double-asteroid system of Didymos and Dimorphos.
2 years ago
This Powerful Ion Engine Will Be Flying on NASA’s DART Mission to Try and Redirect an Asteroid
Despite humanity's current struggle against the novel coronavirus, and despite it taking up most of our attention, other threats still…
4 years ago
ESA Recruits Amateur Astronomers Ahead of Hera Asteroid Mission
The European Space Agency is looking to recruit amateur astronomers to help characterize possible secondary targets for the upcoming Hera…
5 years ago