Why are we going back to this asteroid?

Hera, ESA’s first planetary defence mission, is headed to space.

Hera will fly to a unique target among the 1.3 million known asteroids of our Solar System – the first body to have had its orbit shifted by human action – to probe lingering unknowns related to its deflection.

Hera is scheduled for launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, USA, today, Monday 7 October, at 16:52 CEST / 15:52 BST.

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Credits: ESA – European Space Agency

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Chapters:
00:00 What is Hera?
01:07 Why do we need to protect our planet?
02:22 How did we pick this asteroid to explore?
03:36 What are we expecting to see on Dimorphos?
05:56 How do we get there?
07:48 What type of technology do we need to inspect an asteroid?
10:49 Conclusion

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