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Our Hera spacecraft can now see Didymos and Dimorphos as two separate asteroids! 👀 Coming closer, it will study the effects of NASA's 2022 DART impact and help advance asteroid deflection as a planetary defence technique. The first detailed images of Dimorphos are expected on 25 November.

27/10/26, 2:15 pm59 reposts265 likes

European Space Agency

@esa.int

19h

Follow Hera’s journey with the Hera Space Companion 👉 hera.esa.int @operations.esa.int

Luke Horn

@lukebro92.bsky.social

18h

Named, of course, after Hera from Star Wars Rebels...

erkkiruohtula.bsky.social

@erkkiruohtula.bsky.social

17h

You sure it is not from the Finnish word "hera", which means "whey"?

Mother Carbon

@mother-carbon.bsky.social

11h

What we love about Hera: DART made the impact, and Hera goes back to measure what actually changed. Act, then verify. Planetary defence and climate finance need the same habit.

Mother Carbon

@mother-carbon.bsky.social

11h

Two small worlds, finally seen apart. Watching over the Earth takes many forms, and this is one of the most beautiful. Good luck, Hera.