Hera asteroid probe 'waves goodbye' at Earth and moon from 2.3 million miles away (image) - Hera probe snaps its 1st images of Earth and moon on way to asteroid crash site - Europe's Hera spacecraft blasts off to investigate asteroid already rammed by NASA - Hera probe heads off to see aftermath of DART's asteroid impact - SpaceX rocket launches Europe's Hera planetary defense probe to visit asteroid smacked by NASA - Hera spacecraft launched to examine asteroid collision site - Hera mission set to revisit asteroid after NASA's redirection test - Mission success: HERA crew successfully completes 45-day simulated journey to Mars - Hera and its CubeSats speak with mission control - In 2024 the Hera mission will revisit the asteroid punched by NASA