Deep-Space Thrusters Ignite Hera’s Journey to Didymos

ESA’s Hera mission has successfully executed critical maneuvers to align with the Didymos binary asteroid system, leveraging Mars for a gravity assist to shorten travel time. As it journeys, Hera will study the effects of NASA’s DART mission on the asteroid Dimorphos, aiming to uncover mysteries surrounding binary asteroid systems and their formations. Critical Maneuver [...]