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""Did you know, Elara," Cosmo began, "that long, long ago, when our Earth was just a baby planet, it was made from tiny space rocks?" Elara's eyes widened. "Really? Like building blocks?""
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""Exactly!" Cosmo nodded. "These space rocks, called asteroids, crashed together over millions of years to make planets, moons, and everything else! But sometimes, a very, very big asteroid can cause huge changes, like when one caused the dinosaurs to disappear a long, long time ago.""
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""Look up at the night sky, Elara!" whispered Cosmo. "So many stars, like tiny diamonds scattered on a velvet cloth." Elara nodded, her eyes wide. "But what about the things we can't see, Cosmo? The space rocks zooming around?""
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"Cosmo explained, "Those are asteroids, Elara! Most are small, but some are big, like mountains! Sometimes, they get a little too close to Earth. That's why we need space superheroes to protect our planet!""
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""And who are these superheroes?" asked Elara. "The European Space Agency, or ESA for short!" Cosmo announced proudly. "They have special telescopes that watch the sky, always on the lookout for any space rocks heading our way. It's like having super-powered eyes!""
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""Once ESA spots an asteroid, they send all the information to a special place called NEOCC, the Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre," Elara explained. "NEOCC figures out if an asteroid might actually hit Earth. They are like super-smart space detectives!""
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""But ESA doesn't work alone!" Cosmo added. "They talk to other space agencies all over the world. Groups like IWAN and SMPAG help everyone work together, sharing ideas and plans. It's like a giant space team meeting!""
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""And what if a big asteroid is coming?" Elara wondered. "Then we need to give it a little nudge!" Cosmo grinned. "Just like NASA's DART mission did! DART was a brave spacecraft that flew all the way to an asteroid named Dimorphos and gave it a gentle push, changing its path!""
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""But DART needed a best friend to check its work," Elara said. "That's where ESA's Hera mission comes in! Hera is like a super-detective that will visit Dimorphos to see exactly what DART did and learn even more about asteroids.""
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""Hera was built super-fast, like a rocket-powered race car!" Cosmo exclaimed. "Engineers and scientists worked day and night to get her ready. And guess what? Hera launched on October 7, 2024, starting her incredible adventure to space!""
