{"id":"n_w6zqzpcln2ajyldhjdjq","seq":10222162,"kind":"article","title":"Europe's Hera spacecraft begins close inspections of asteroid in planetary defence mission","url":"https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/12/europes-hera-spacecraft-begins-close-inspections-of-asteroid-in-planetary-defence-mission","summary":"The European Space Agency’s Hera mission is studying how the asteroid Dimorphos’ course was affected following NASA’s 2022 mission to ram it as they explore planetary defence solutions.","published":"2026-11-12T09:54:18Z","seen":"2026-11-12T10:14:00Z","lang":"en","country":"BE","source":{"id":"euronews","name":"Euronews","domain":"euronews.com"},"via":"euronews","entities":[{"id":"Q115110849","name":"Hera","type":"org"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_gt5pjm36i4o2edkolvwa","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.67,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.01,"political":0.22}