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A Second Spacecraft Is Going Back to Check the Asteroid DART Deliberately Crashed Into

August 12, 2026

In September 2022, NASA's DART probe slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos and shortened its orbit by 32 minutes. Now ESA's Hera is closing in on the same rock in November 2026 to check the results. SORABUMI explains why planetary defense needs a two-step approach.

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Crashing Into an Asteroid to Change Its Path — DART and Hera's Planetary Defense

May 8, 2026

In 2022, NASA slammed a spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos and changed its orbit — the first time humanity had ever deflected a space rock. Now ESA's Hera mission is heading there to examine the aftermath. Here's how far planetary defense has come.

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