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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.
ESA's space probe captures detailed images of Mars and its mysterious moon
Space probe Hera passed Mars while on its way to the Didymos asteroid system as part of planetary defence mission. View on euronews
Hera asteroid mission takes stunning images of Mars’s moon Deimos
A mission to survey the results of a deliberate crash between an asteroid and a NASA spacecraft has taken stunning images of Mars and its moon Deimos
Probe captures rare images of moon orbiting Mars
The European Space Agency launched Hera in 2024 to test asteroid-deflection techniques in deep space. The agency aims to improve planetary defense measures.
Asteroid probe snaps rare images of Martian moon
On the way to investigate the scene of a historic asteroid collision, a European spacecraft swung by Mars and captured rare images of the red planet's mysterious small moon Deimos, the European Space Agency said Thursday.
European spacecraft got rare close-up of Mars' lesser-known moon
A European spacecraft on a journey to study NASA's asteroid crash site did a quick pop-in of Mars on its way, capturing unprecedented images of Mars' lesser-known moon, Deimos. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos,
En Route to Asteroid Collision, HERA Snaps Rare Images of Martian Moon
On the way to investigate the scene of a historic asteroid collision, a European spacecraft swung by Mars and captured rare images of the red planet's mysterious small moon Deimos, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Thursday.
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NASA's SPHEREx science probe heads to orbit | Space photo of the day March 12, 2025
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two NASA science probes on March 11, 2025 in a spectacular nighttime liftoff from ...
Spinning through space: The astronomers watching the skies for asteroids
"Scientifically there's a huge amount we can learn from asteroids," says Alan Fitzsimmons, an astronomer at Queens University ...
NASA Launches New Space Telescope and Suite of Solar Satellites
The SPHEREx telescope will create the most colorful map of the cosmos, while the four satellites of the PUNCH mission track ...
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of LEDA 1313424, the Bullseye galaxy, which measures 2.5x larger than the Milky Way. LEDA 1313424 has more rings than any other known galaxy in ...
NASA’s Lucy Captures First Images of Asteroid Donaldjohanson Ahead of Close Flyby
Lucy is preparing for a close encounter with the asteroid Donaldjohanson, a key milestone before its groundbreaking journey ...
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NASA Image Reveals 'Earth's Tallest Lightning'
The International Space Station has captured a photo of what in known as "Earth's tallest lightning". This form of lighting, ...
NASA's newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies
NASA’s newest space telescope rocketed into orbit Tuesday to map the entire sky like never before — a sweeping look at ...
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Here's the launch plan for NASA's SPHEREx and PUNCH missions: 'Liftoff is just the beginning'
"We've run into a lot of challenges along the way [that] have caused us some launch delays, but this team has pulled together ...
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Image from space reveals 'sharkcano' spitting out giant underwater plume in Oceania
A 2022 satellite photo shows a large plume of discolored water rising from the undersea Kavachi volcano, during an eruption ...
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NASA launches SPHEREx telescope with S. Korea’s KASI to map the universe in infrared
Unlike traditional space telescopes that focus on narrow regions, SPHEREx is designed to scan the entire sky, with the ...