A new spin on asteroid formation: how observations from NASA's #DARTMission are refining our understanding of how some binary asteroid pairs come to be http://go.nasa.gov/3Sw0kaZ In 2026, ESA - European Space Agency's Hera mission is slated to perform a detailed post-impact survey of DART's target asteroid, Dimorphos https://esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera | NASA Solar System Exploration

One of last year’s space highlights was the NASA #DART mission’s collision with Dimorphos (right), the small moon of the binary asteroid Didymos (left). 2023 will see ESA's follow-up #HeraMission come together for spacecraft-scale testing at ESA ESTEC in Noordwijk, ahead of launch next year 👉 https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2023/01/Hera_s_time_of_trial | ESA - European Space Agency