Hera (Asteroid Defense)

ESA's planetary defense mission to survey the aftermath of NASA's DART impact on asteroid Dimorphos. Launched October 2024, Hera will arrive at the Didymos-Dimorphos system in late 2026. Will measure the crater left by DART, determine Dimorphos's mass and internal structure, and deploy two CubeSats (Milani and Juventas) for close-range inspection.