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ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Nov 12, 1:18 AM

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Europe's Hera spacecraft begins close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA in a 2022 test

Stuff (New Zealand) and The Seattle Times describe the same event in different terms.

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This is a stored Optics snapshot.It preserves the source map and wording analysis from 11/12/2026, 1:18:27 AM.

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What happenedCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A European spacecraft has begun close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA four years ago in a planetary defense test.
What changedThe headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

13WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Mostly same. The outlets agree on the core event. The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Nov 11, 10:12 PM: WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) joined the source map.

Nov 11, 10:15 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Nov 11, 11:01 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 13/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center ·News report

Europe's Hera spacecraft begins close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA in a 2022 test

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A European spacecraft has begun close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA four years ago in a planetary defense test.

Open source
Center-left ·News report

Europe’s Hera spacecraft begins close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA in a 2022 test

A European spacecraft has begun close inspections of a harmless asteroid rammed by NASA four years ago in a planetary defense test.

Open source
Center-left ·News report

Europe's Hera spacecraft begins close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA in a 2022 test

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A European spacecraft has begun close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA four years ago in a planetary defense test.

Open source