# Europe's Hera spacecraft begins close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA in a 2022 test > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/1890748 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 2 outlets covering · First listed: Phys.org, Nov 12, 2026, 3:07 AM · Read it: A European spacecraft has begun close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA four years ago in a planetary defense test. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 4:12 PM: [Europe's Hera spacecraft begins close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA in a 2022 test]() — AP (Wire service, United States) - Nov 12, 2026, 3:07 AM: [Europe's Hera spacecraft begins close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA in a 2022 test]() — Phys.org (Science news) A European spacecraft has begun close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA four years ago in a planetary defense test.