Clara Belle

NASA Crashed Into an Asteroid Now ESA's Hera Is Coming to Investigate In 2022, NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid and successfully changed its orbit. Now, ESA's Hera spacecraft is approaching the same asteroid system to investigate what really happened after the impact. The findings could help humanity prepare for future asteroid threats. Research Sources: ESA - 10 Asteroid Mysteries Hera Will Explore November 3, 2026 esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera/10… ESA - Hera's First Images of Didymos and esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera/Fi… JAXA - Hera's November 2026 Operations hera.isas.jaxa.jp/wp-hera/en… NASA DART Mission and Asteroid science.nasa.gov/mission/dar…