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NASA Punched an Asteroid in 2022. Another Probe Is Now on Its Way to the Wreckage

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The European Space Agency launched its Hera mission on Monday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

The spacecraft will rendezvous with the same asteroid Dimorphos in 2026 for a detailed, post-impact survey.

The mission could provide more clues as to how asteroids form and provide clues to future asteroid deflection missions.

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