Spacecraft launches towards asteroid knocked off course by Nasa

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The Hera spacecraft bursts into the sky, a fiery phoenix chasing the stars on a mission to confront a cosmic wanderer.

The Hera spacecraft bursts into the sky, a fiery phoenix chasing the stars on a mission to confront a cosmic wanderer.

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The moment before contact—DART’s cosmic strike ready to knock Dimorphos off its destined path.

The moment before contact—DART’s cosmic strike ready to knock Dimorphos off its destined path.

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Hera’s probes descend, scanning the cosmic wound left behind—what secrets lie within the asteroid’s shattered core?

Hera’s probes descend, scanning the cosmic wound left behind—what secrets lie within the asteroid’s shattered core?

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Earth stands watchful, its guardians prepared. No longer at the mercy of the stars, we now choose our fate.

Earth stands watchful, its guardians prepared. No longer at the mercy of the stars, we now choose our fate.

A spacecraft is on its way to visit an asteroid that US space agency Nasa knocked off course in 2022.