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Hera leaving Earth

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Amateur astronomers: help choose asteroid flybys for Hera

26/11/2019 1999 views 31 likes

Hera approaches the impact scene

Planetary Society endorses Hera

The Planetary Society urges ESA's Member States to fund the Hera mission

Juventas CubeSat closing on asteroid

Safety & Security

Luxembourg firm enabling peek inside asteroid

18/11/2019 873 views 19 likes

Hera scans DART’s impact crater

Safety & Security

Apollo astronaut champions Hera for planetary defence

05/11/2019 2220 views 43 likes

Juventas radar CubeSat

Safety & Security

Hera’s radar CubeSat will peer into asteroid’s heart

23/10/2019 491 views 4 likes

Safety & Security

Automating collision avoidance

22/10/2019 3639 views 42 likes

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