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Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and visually stunning way, aiming to educate and inspire readers of all agesA view of Earth and the moon taken using the Hera spacecraft’s Asteroid Framing Camera on Oct. 11 from a distance of nearly 1 million miles, or approximately 1.6 million kilometers.
The images from Hera were taken on Oct. 10 and Oct. 11 using three instruments that will ultimately be used to explore and study the probe's asteroid targets. The instruments were switched on for the first time as part of the mission's post-launch assessment.
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