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Mars, European Space Agency and Asteroid

Voice of America · 1d

Asteroid probe snaps rare images of Martian moon

For an hour, HERA flew as close as 5,600 kilometers from the Martian surface, at a speed of 33,480 kilometers an hour. It used the opportunity to test some of its scientific instruments, snapping around 600 pictures, including rare ones of Deimos.

Space.com on MSN · 1d

Tiny Mars moon Deimos gets a rare close-up, thanks to Europe's Hera asteroid probe (photos)

The results of Hera's flyby could ultimately tell us whether Deimos is a captured asteroid or made from debris from a giant impact on Mars.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Mysterious Mars moon captured in unprecedented images by space probe

A space probe named Hera captured images of Mars' small Deimos moon while on a mission to examine an asteroid.

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NASA: Asteroid 2024 YR4 not a threat to Earth. But the moon is still in the region of uncertainty

NASA has significantly lowered the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth in 2032 through recent calculations. The moon ...

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"City-killer" asteroid now more likely to strike the Moon

As scientists have refined the projected path of asteroid 2024 YR4, the odds of it striking the Earth and potentially ...

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit the Moon, raising concerns for future lunar missions; here’s what NASA says

Asteroid 2024 YR4 poses a potential risk to the Moon, with a 1.7% chance of collision despite Earth now being safe. If it ...

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Asteroid Mining Startup Loses Its Spacecraft Somewhere Beyond the Moon

A privately built spacecraft is tumbling aimlessly in deep space, with little hope of being able to contact its home planet.

Astronomers watching 'city-killer' asteroid to determine chance of striking Earth in 2032

YR4 became the highest-rated asteroid predicted to strike Earth, and although predictions for impact have lowered, not enough ...

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How to See the Blood Moon and Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight

Astronomy lovers in America will be treated to a great show in this month. In the early morning of March 14, a total lunar ...

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Blue Ghost Riders on moon: This company is digging into lunar surface for dark secrets of Earth's satellite

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, which successfully landed on the Moon on March 2, 2025, has made strides in exploring ...

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