'Hera' asteroid mission ready to launch with Swiss participation
The "Hera" asteroid defence mission is about to be launched. On Monday, the European Space Agency's (ESA) probe is due to lift off on board a Falcon 9 rocket towards the asteroid Dimorphos. Swiss researchers are involved in the mission. Two years ago, the US space agency NASA crashed a probe into the asteroid Dimorphos as part of the Dart mission (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) in order to divert it from its course. "Hera" is now to investigate what exactly the impact with the asteroid did. +... Читать дальше...