Europe's Hera spacecraft begins close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA in a 2022 test

Phys.org Thursday 12 November 2026, 09:07 UTC 1 min read

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A European spacecraft has begun close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA four years ago in a planetary defense test.

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