The recent mission proposal by the European Space Agency (ESA) to send Cubesats to the Didymos asteroid system is an intriguing development in the field of asteroid deflection research. With the Hera spacecraft serving as the main vehicle and two miniaturized CubeSats accompanying it, the mission aims to study the effectiveness of using Cubesats for deflecting and redirecting asteroids. This raises the question: Can these small, modular satellites revolutionize our approach to planetary defense and space exploration? As we await the results of the Hera Cubesats mission, scientists and space enthusiasts eagerly anticipate the potential breakthroughs and challenges it may uncover.

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source: Phys.org