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Hera spacecraft separates Didymos and Dimorphos in first paired asteroid image

ESA’s Hera probe resolved Didymos and Dimorphos as separate bodies for the first time in an image taken on 18 October from about 1,280 km away; the pair is roughly 197 million km from Earth. Michael Kuepers said Dimorphos appears as a distinct pixel beside Didymos. Two October thruster burns cut Her