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Ramses Apophis

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ESA awards contract to begin work on Ramses asteroid mission

The European Space Agency signed a contract with OHB to begin work on an asteroid mission, but a decision on full funding for the mission is still more than a year away.

by Jeff Foust October 17, 2024October 17, 2024

Falcon 9 Hera launch

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Falcon 9 launches ESA’s Hera asteroid mission

by Jeff Foust October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

Hera encapsulation

FAA clears Falcon 9 launch of Hera mission

by Jeff Foust October 6, 2024October 6, 2024

Hera and cubesats

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ESA continues Hera launch preparations amid Falcon 9 grounding

by Jeff Foust October 2, 2024October 2, 2024

Image of the asteroid Dimorphos, with compass arrows, scale bar, and color key for reference. The north and east compass arrows show the orientation of the image on the sky. Note that the relationship between north and east on the sky (as seen from below) is flipped relative to direction arrows on a map of the ground (as seen from above). Larger images

Hubble Sees Boulders Escaping From Asteroid Dimorphos

by SpaceRef July 21, 2023July 15, 2024

The Falcon 9 carrying ESA’s Euclid spacecraft

Europe leans on SpaceX to bridge launcher gap

by Jeff Foust July 6, 2023July 6, 2023

HERA mission

Precision Deployer To Put Hera’s CubeSats Into Asteroid Orbit

by SpaceRef July 1, 2023July 15, 2024

The HERA radio telescope, located in Karoo in South Africa, consists of 350 dishes pointed upward to detect radio waves from the early universe. Credit: Dara Storer

How Different Were Galaxies In The Early Universe?

by SpaceRef April 13, 2023July 15, 2024

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ESA moves two missions to Falcon 9

by Jeff Foust October 20, 2022January 23, 2023

HyperScout H

Post-DART impact: European HERA mission will return to asteroid Dimorphos with Dutch tech HyperScout H on board

by SpaceRef September 27, 2022July 15, 2024