
ESA's Hera mission
@esa_hera
Part of the first test of asteroid deflection. Launched 7 October 2024 on a mission to the binary asteroid system Didymos.
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https://esa.int/hera 16-06-2023 10:36:13
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#HeraMission’s science team are busy processing images returned from today’s Mars flyby – including astrophysicist, stereoscopist & guitarist Dr. Brian May of Queen plus Dr. Patrick Michel. Images will be unveiled during tomorrow's webcast! esa.int/Space_Safety/H…







The astronaut, the asteroid and Mars. 👨🚀☄️🔴 "I am very inspired by these images of Deimos and Mars – my second favourite planet – captured by the #HeraMission," says Alexander Gerst. "If we humans go to Mars one day and find traces of life, it would probably mean that the Universe









As the #HeraMission flew past planet Mars, we kept a close watch on Oxia Planum, the landing site for the ESA_ExoMars Rosalind Franklin mission. Can you spot the area where Europe plans to land a rover to search for signs of life on Mars in 2030?

All aboard for asteroid Apophis! ESA's Ramses mission aims to rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis as it passes Earth in 2029. Ramses will deploy a CubeSat led by emxys team just a few kilometres from the surface of the asteroid to study it up close. esa.int/Space_Safety/P…