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ESA's Ramses mission at the asteroid Apophis

ESA's Ramses mission to asteroid Apophis

Hera in the doghouse

Hera's control team visits the spacecraft inside its cleanroom

Contract signature for the development of zero-debris LEO satellite platforms

Asteroid 2024 MK flies past Earth

Asteroid (415029) 2011 UL21 flies past Earth

Synodic orbit visualisation of asteroid (415029) 2011 UL21

Close approach of asteroid (415029) 2011 UL21

ILA 2024 - New signatories to the Zero Debris Charter

Twelve nations sign the Zero Debris Charter

Airbus is the prime contractor for ESA's Vigil spacecraft

Aurora near Frankfurt, Germany, May 2024

Hera plus one: enter the CubeSat

Planetary defenders assemble!

Close approach of asteroid 2013 NK4

Asteroid Apophis

Hera scans DART’s impact crater

Hera, her CubeSats, and their rocky target destination

Orbit of comet 12P/Pons-Brooks around the Sun

Sketches of comet 12P/Pons-Brooks from 1884

Synodic orbit visualisation of comet 12P/Pons-Brooks

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks

When and where to observe comet 12P/Pons-Brooks

Apophis in the new Synodic Orbit Visualisation Tool

Milani studies asteroid dust

Milani scans Didymos

Hera and its CubeSats at Didymos system

ISS batteries orbital ground track (latest)

ISS batteries orbital ground track

Hera asteroid mission vs. absolutely nothing

Hera mission timeline

ERS-2 buckles and bends during final farewell

Largest flare of the current solar cycle as of 22 February 2024

ERS-2 reentering the atmosphere: 03:43 UTC, 3 February 2024

ERS-2 reentering the atmosphere: 23:49 UTC, 29 January 2024

ERS-2 reentering the atmosphere: 23:35 UTC, 28 January 2024

ERS-2 reentering the atmosphere: 14:43 UTC, 14 January 2024

ERS-2 reentry – how and why is it happening?

Apophis orbit diverted by Earth's gravity

Further from Earth – further from being ready.

Meerkat alert for the impact of object Sar2736 (later designated asteroid 2024 BX1)

Visualisation of the trajectory and impact of asteroid 2024 BX1 on 21 January 2024

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