Nasa crashed into an asteroid. Europe's Hera is flying out to inspect the damage

Nasa crashed into an asteroid. Europe's Hera is flying out to inspect the damage

The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft has completed a major deep-space manoeuvre and is now on course to reach the Didymos asteroid system in late 2026. It will survey the site where Nasa's DART mission changed an asteroid's orbit for the first time in history.

Hera on course for asteroid rendezvous

A successful deep-space manoeuvre has put ESA’s Hera spacecraft on course for its rendezvous with the Didymos binary asteroid system later this year.