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  "id": 19658869,
  "title": "Europe’s Hera mission is ready to double down on asteroid science",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/europes-hera-mission-is-ready-to-double-down-on-asteroid-science",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-12T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Science News",
    "slug": "science-news",
    "url": "https://www.sciencenews.org/article/europe-hera-mission-double-asteroid"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Europe’s Hera spacecraft is just beginning its exploration of the binary asteroid Didymos in a mission that’s tantalizing scientists on two fronts.",
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-12T09:54:18.000Z"
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  "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."
}