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  "id": 19633833,
  "title": "Europe's Hera spacecraft begins close inspections of asteroid in planetary defence mission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/europes-hera-spacecraft-begins-close-inspections-of-asteroid-in",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-12T09:54:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/12/europes-hera-spacecraft-begins-close-inspections-of-asteroid-in-planetary-defence-mission"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "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.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Europe's Hera spacecraft begins close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA in a 2022 test",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/europes-hera-spacecraft-begins-close-inspections-of-an-asteroid",
        "published": "2026-11-12T09:07:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}