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New Delhi: After NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the next planetary defence mission will be the European Space Agency's (ESAs) Hera mission, which is scheduled to be launched in October 2024. The Hera mission has the goals of planetary defence, technology demonstration, and performing bonus science experiments.

NASAs DART spacecraft has made history by crashing into an asteroid, marking the successful completion of the world's first planetary defence test. DART successfully collided with asteroid Dimorphos at around 4:44 am IST on Tuesday, September 27.

Dimorphos is the small asteroid satellite of Didymos, the primary asteroid of a binary asteroid system, which posed no threat to Earth. DART demonstrated a first-of-its-kind planetary defence technique by deflecting Dimorphos.

ESA's Hera spacecraft is designed to undertake a detailed survey of the consequences of DART's collision.

Ian Carnelli of ESA, who is overseeing the Hera mission, said DART and Hera were originally conceived on a coordinated double-spacecraft basis, with one mission to perform the deflection, and the other to perform precision measurements of the result, ESA mentioned on its website.

He added that the scientific consortium named Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment (AIDA) was maintaining the international collaboration of the two missions.

After DARTs collision with the 160-metre-diameter Dimorphos, certain parameters, such as the precise mass of Dimorphos, its internal structure, and the size and shape of the crater left by DART, remain unknown. Therefore, the Hera spacecraft will head towards the Didymos binary asteroid system in October 2024, to begin its detailed 'crime scene investigation' of Dimorphos and Didymos in late 2026, according to ESA.

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A 'selfie-sat', known as the Light Italian Cubesat for Imaging of Asteroids (LICIACube), which is a part of the DART mission, observed the collision and witnessed the DART impact on Dimorphos. LICIACube will study the formation of the plume generated by the impact, and characterise its structure and evolution.

Since Hera will gather data by going near the asteroid, it will turn DART's impact experiment into a deflection technique which is well understood, and can be deployed if an asteroid, posing a real threat to Earth, advances towards the planet in future.

In 2024, ESA's Hera spacecraft will be launched by the Ariane 6 rocket.

In 2026, Hera and its two CubeSats, Milani and Juventas, will reach Didymos to begin Investigation of the aftermath of DART's impact.

Hera is also equipped with an optical camera, a laser radar lidar (detection system which works on the principle of radar, but uses laser light), and a thermal infrared scanner.

The Hera spacecraft will deploy a pair of shoebox-sized CubeSats Milani and Juventas which will perform supporting observations.

The Milani CubeSat will make spectral surface observations, while Juventas CubeSat will perform the first radar soundings within an asteroid, a technique which will serve as a means of mapping the asteroid's topography, and conditions at its base.

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Milani will use its hyperspectral imager (system which analyses a wide spectrum of light) to inspect the mineral makeup of the asteroid surface.

The Otto Hydraulic Bremen in Germany is responsible for building the Hera spacecraft. GMV in Spain is overseeing the engineering model of Hera's precision guidance, navigation, and control system. This will guide the Hera spacecraft to and around the Didymos binary asteroid system.

The European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) technical centre in the Netherlands, which is ESA's main technology development centre for spacecraft and space technology, is currently testing the radar prototype of Juventas, according to ESA.

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The Juventas CubeSat will carry a compact radar, which is set to become the smallest radar system to be flown in space. But before that, ESA is testing the operation of the radar using a structural model of the CubeSat, the space agency said on its website. Juventas's low-frequency radar is called JuRa.

When ESA's Hera spacecraft will fly to the Didymos binary asteroid system, the radar aboard Juventas will perform the first ever radar soundings inside an asteroid. The technique will serve as a means of mapping the asteroid's topography and conditions at its base. The Juventus CubeSat will peer up to 100 metres deep within the 160-metre-diameter Dimorphos satellite of the 780-metre-diameter Didymos.

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In a Reddit thread thatu/lutheresquekicked off by stating, "Rewatching CSI original....forgot how poor some of the acting is," a plethora of commenters began recalling times on the series that have been slightly campy and criticized the acting skills of the long-time cast members. One Reddit user noted that the quality of the show seemed to sway, particularly during Season 8. "The season 8 episodes with the lab rats doing 99 percent of the episode (Hodges developing a board game; the techs "helping" with the killer who made miniature crime scenes). It's like they wanted to give the CSIs the week off." With the actual crime scene investigators in a show called "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" doing less in each episode, audiences started to wonder if there was a deeper cause for the show's change.

One user,u/unusualblacksmith13, noted that the acting may have been a side effect of the cast simply being jaded. "I think they were tired of playing those parts at that point." Over the years, fans have made it abundantly clear who their least favorite main character is, whether it be because of the actor's performance or the character's part on the team. Still, a lot of the "CSI" cast members have been a part of the series since the beginning, and playing the same character on the same show for over a decade could be enough to tire anyone out possibly enough to the point where it shows onscreen.

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There are very few people in the world who don't know Taylor Swift. The music industry icon has been on everyone's lips for a long time at this point, not only for her magnificent songs but for several jobs she has done during her long career. Here we tell you how much money she has made until this year.

By Ariadna Pinheiro

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August 21, 2022 07:03PM EDT

Taylor Swift, the 32-year-old music industry martyr, was discovered at the age of 15 by mogul Scott Borchetta while performing at a coffee shop in the city where she used to live, Nashville, Tennessee. Soon after, she was signed to Big Machine Records and is currently one of the most popular artists on the planet.

Her career has not only been successful in music but also in acting, as she has participated in several major productions such as Cats, Valentine's Day, The Giver, The Lorax, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Hannah Montana: The Movie and more.

The Evermore singer could go one step further and be nominated for one of the most important awards of all time. Swift's feature film debut All Too Well: The Short Film could be in the running for an Oscar nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. It is one step away from earning the prestigious EGOT status.

The American singer and actress's total net worth is $400 million and she rakes in about $150 million per year, acording to Celebrity Net Worth. Taylor is not only good in the art industry, but she is also quite good at business. So far she has already sold 200 million albums worldwide, earned $150 million in touring years, holds the record for most streams in a day on Spotify and owns $90 million in real estate alone.

She currently owns several properties in herown name, which earn hera good fortune per year. Whenshe was 20 years old she bought a condo in downtown Nashville that is now worth $3 million and in 2011 he bought a large property in the suburbs of the city for $2.5 million.

Within two years she spent $6.65 million on a 12,000-square-foot waterfront home in Rhode Island. On the other hand, the singer already owns $50 million in apartments in New York City. In 2014 she bought her first property there, a penthouse in Tribeca that ended up being transformed into a 10-bedroom duplex worth more than $20 million now.

In 2017 she bought another 100-year-old four-story penthouse next to the duplex for $12.5 million and in February of the following year she spent $10 million on another condo, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Taylor is undoubtedly passionate about real estate and fine architecture.

She currently lives in a $30 million mansion, which she got in September 2015, with her fianc Joe Alwyn and her cats.She is considered one of the highest paid women in the industry and has a fortune greater than that of Beyonce.

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Authorities claim that an explosive device detonated as a forensic examiner and a detective were inspecting a murder scene in northern Mexico.

Although Guanajuato state police have not confirmed it, the object looks to have been a booby trap.

Both of the injured agents conditions are stable, according to the state prosecutors office, which released a statement on Thursday. Police in the violent Guanajuato city of Irapuato reported previously finding plastic bags coated in blood inside a home.

A decapitated head was also reportedly discovered in the home, according to local media.

When the explosion happened, a local website, TVConsequencias, was capturing the crime scene. In the footage, which was uploaded on Facebook, agents can be seen approaching a home that has been cordoned off with police tape when a massive explosion breaks out inside the building.

Later in the footage, one of the injured agents can be seen being guided into a truck while a huge plume of smoke can be seen emanating from the residence. Vehicles from the National Guard are soon to arrive.

According to Guanajuato-based security specialist David Saucedo, the explosion was brought on by a door-connected booby-trapped grenade. When it was opened, it exploded.

The local Santa Rosa de Lima gang and the Jalisco cartel have been engaged in a brutal drug cartel territorial war in Guanajuato for years.

Nemesio El Mencho Oseguera, the cartels boss in Jalisco, is one of the most sought-after assailants in the United States and has a $10 million bounty placed on his head. The cartel is one of the five most dangerous transnational criminal organizations in the world, according to the Department of Justice.

Booby traps arent very common in Mexico, but drug traffickers in the nearby state of Michoacan have started employing them to damage army vehicles on the roadways.

In the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez in 2010, a vehicle bomb intended for federal police officers exploded, killing three people and injuring nine more. The explosives-packed automobile was detonated by a drug cartel suspect using a cell phone, killing a federal police officer and two civilians while injuring nine others.

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Brad Pitt may be the most famous member of Kickapoo High School's Class of 1982, but he's not the only alum to enjoy a long career on the silver screen.

Pitt, who headlines the action-packed "Bullet Train" that hits theaters Thursday, shared a graduation stage 40 years ago with friend and fellow thespian Sterling Macer Jr.

Macer recently enjoyed the July premiere of "Where the Crawdads Sing," a mystery drama that has since earned more than $53 million at the box office.

An adaptationof a book that sold more than 15 million copies, Macer plays the role of Jumpin, a man who periodically serves as a parental figure for the film's orphaned central character, Kya.

"I've never been part of a project that had such a big following before the movie was shot," said Macer, who now lives in Los Angeles. "Because the book was so popular."

Macer, who has dozens of TV and movie credits to his name since the early 1990s, has had several roles in prominent franchises.The sizable list includes "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "Harts of the West," "NYPD Blue," "24," "JAG," "CSI: Miami," "Veronica Mars" and "LincolnHeights."

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"Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" was among Macer's earlier movies, which he also writes and produces. He starred in the 2020 psychological thriller "Double Down" and currently has his hand in several projects.

His creative reach goes beyond cinema.

"What I am most proud of is what I've been able to do is on a stage," said Macer, who has also performed in several popularplays. "But it's ephemeral. It has a short life span, a lot different than being in front of a camera, which I am also grateful for."

In the summer of 2020, at the height of the pandemic when most filming and production had come to halt, Macer packed up hiscamper van and ventured east.

Macer drove his television producer wife to Atlanta and stopped in Springfield on his way to back to Los Angeles. He had rare time on his hands and wanted to make the most of the trip.

It had been years since he last visited the Queen City, so he took advantage of the chance to go fly-fishing, a stop that evoked memories of his childhood as he soaked in the Ozarks.

"Brad (Pitt) was the one to teach me how to water ski back in high school," Macer recalled.

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Macer grew up in in the middle-class Shadowood subdivision, sandwichedbetween a pair of water slides Wet Willy's and another (HydraSlide) whose name he couldn't remember.

Known as Sterling "Bobby" Macer Jr., the former Kickapoo football standout played briefly at the University of Arkansas before finishing his injury-riddled career at Missouri State.

His performances weren't limited to football stadiums and he immediately thrived in Kickapoo's drama and speech and debate clubs.

Jack Tuckness, now the longtime speech and debate coach at Central High School, taught Macer and Pitt during his Kickapoo teaching stint.

"He was very confident and very well-liked," Tuckness recalledof Macer. "He was determined to get things right. He did the research and understood what his character going to to be."

Macer's athletic spirit often surfaced in debate.

"He didn't accept defeat very well," Tuckness said. "He wanted to absolutely give it his best."

Macer credits Tuckness and still keeps in touch with the longtime Springfield educator.

"He recognized something in me that I didn't even know was there," said Macer, who went on to University of San Diego's acting school after graduating from Missouri State. "Some of the best preparation, as far as auditioning goes, came from him."

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Throughout Macer's decades in the TV and movie industries, he has been in a perpetual state of audition.

He's felt the thrill of landing important roles and the sinking feeling of rejection from others.

"Sometimes it's yes, sometimes it's no,but you always have to push forward," he said. "I've been pretty fortunate to last this long."

Some of the most interesting anecdotes in Macer's journey involve the roles he didn't get.

Back in 1993, Macer auditioned for the voice of the adult Simba in Disney's "The Lion King." Macer said it came down to two finalists: Matthew Broderick and him.

Disney opted to go with Broderick, of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" fame.

"The funny thing about Hollywood is that everyone races to give you the good news, but nobody gives you the bad news," Macer said with a laugh.

As a younger man, Macer had a striking resemblance to "Star Trek:The Next Generation" and"Reading Rainbow" star LeVar Burton, which he said ultimately hurt him in an audition.

Macer, who played the role of a Klingon in the Star Trek TV series, auditioned for different role in the Star Trek movie. Macer said he heard a producer say "But he looks too much like LeVar" when he walked into an audition room.

He didn't get the part.

"It's all about opportunities," Macer said. "That's what actors who don't have careers like (Pitt) have to do, go out there and keep auditioning."

Before Macer made his bones in entertainment, Pitt helped him get his foot in the door.

"I am thankful for the friendship I had with Brad, and to come from that same Springfield background," Macer said.

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