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ESA’s Hera probe arrives to inspect the aftermath of NASA’s DART asteroid impact

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Four years after NASA’s DART spacecraft deliberately struck an asteroid, Europe’s Hera probe is arriving to examine the collision site. The mission is intended to establish what the first-of-its-kind impact accomplished, providing a closer look at the consequences of the test.

Discovered 2026-10-14T05:06:16.159071-07:00 | 2026-10-14T05:06:16.159071-07:00

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  • Hera’s inspection will provide evidence about the outcome of DART’s deliberate asteroid collision, moving beyond the initial impact to examine its aftermath.
  • The result will inform assessments of this first-of-its-kind mission; the articles identify no findings yet, as Hera is only now arriving to investigate.

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