ESA's Hera spacecraft is currently headed toward the aftermath of NASA's DART asteroid-deflection test. But first, it'll stop by Mars to study the Martian moon Deimos.

From a half-million miles away, NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft captured Mars with its two moons, Phobos and Deimos, in ...

ESA's Hera mission flying by Mars. See views captured with its Asteroid Framing Cameras. Credit; ESA - European Space Agency Music: A New Beginning by Bruce Brus / courtesy of Epidemic Sound ...

When Hera arrives at Mars, it will use the gravity of the planet to push it toward its target, Dimorphos, which is the smaller partner of the Didymos asteroid and where it will arrive in late 2026.

The European Space Agency's Hera mission flew by Mars and its lesser-known moon Deimos on March 12, 2025, for a critical gravity assist for its journey. Credit: ESA.

Hera was using Mars in what is known as a gravity assist, both accelerating the spacecraft and adjusting its flight path. But its mission operators also wanted to take advantage of the Martian ...

Mars' moon Deimos is seen in silhouette against the red planet, here appearing light blue of an infrared image, as captured by ESA’s Hera spacecraft during a March 12, 2025 flyby. | Credit: ESA ...

Hera came as near as 5000 kilometres to the surface of Mars, receiving a gravity boost that will fling it onwards to Dimorphos. The manoeuvre shortened its journey time by many months and saved it ...

Europe's HERA mission has taken a good look at Mars and its moon Deimos on its way to explore the aftermath of the DART impact in the Didymos–Dimorphos asteroid system.

Hera snapped the images from an altitude of 621 miles (1,000 km) while traveling at speeds of 20,132 mph (32,400 kph) relative to Mars. All three instruments were pointed to the less-seen side of ...

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