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Europe's Hera spacecraft begins close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA in a 2022 test
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 12.
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A European spacecraft has begun close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA four years ago in a planetary defense test.
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✓ Verified · 2 outlets
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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The story so far · 2 reports · · 2 countries✓ Verified Nov 12, 10:03 AM UTC
- Nov 12, 9:19 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisEurope's Hera spacecraft begins close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA in a 2022 testphys.org ↗
- Nov 12, 10:03 AM UTC+44 minEurope's Hera spacecraft begins close inspections of asteroid in planetary defence missioneuronews.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 10:03 AM UTC · +44 min
Verification Log1
cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Both reports cover the same event, Hera beginning close inspections of Dimorphos after NASA's 2022 DART impact, and their details are consistent.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
89%Independent outlets2
Statusverified
AI checknone yet
Community flags0
Score bands
Very high80–100%
A highly rated outlet, or several independent outletsHigh60–79%
One well-rated outlet so farModerate40–59%
A lower-rated or state-run outlet, or one report of something seriousLow20–39%
A low-rated outlet on a serious or sensitive storyVery low0–19%
Treat it as unconfirmedWhat moves the score
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Outlet ratingThe outlet’s rating in WorldPulse’s list of sources starts the score
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Independent outletsEach further outlet that reports the story closes 40% of the gap to 98%
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Report detailsA few points either way: a summary and a place add a little; state-run outlets on conflict, politics or security, and single reports marked high or critical, lose some
Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
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Risk Score
low risk