Wishing you all the best for Christmas 2023 and a happy new year! This is a very special holiday season for ESA’s Hera asteroid detective and her two CubeSats – Milani the rock decoder and Juventas the radar visionary – because this is the last one they will enjoy on planet Earth. This time next year the trio of friends will be off on their adventure to explore Didymos, a double asteroid system that is typical of the thousands that pose an impact risk to planet Earth.

Find out more about Hera and her CubeSats by watching our Incredible Adventures of the Hera Mission animated series, suitable for kids and adults alike. And keep track of Hera’s adventures in the new year: once their current testing for space is finished, Hera and her friends are due to lift off into space in October 2024!