Scientists explain why BepiColombo’s mission to Mercury is so tricky
Reaching Mercury is such a challenge because “the gravitational pull of the Sun is very strong near Mercury, which makes it ...
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New, Stunning Images of Mercury’s North Pole Will Help Scientists Study the Planet’s Mysterious Permanent Shadows
The BepiColombo spacecraft captured the photographs during its last flyby of Mercury, a maneuver necessary to propel the ...
In Photos: See Mercury’s Craters In Rare Close-Ups After Final Flyby
The BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back three images of Mercury after a brief flyby of the planet on Jan. 8, 2025.
Spacecraft Captures Spectacularly Detailed Images of Mercury’s Hidden Surface
The BepiColombo mission successfully completed its sixth flyby of the innermost planet, moving closer to its final goal of ...
Mercury stuns in incredibly detailed new images
The BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back some incredibly detailed images of Mercury’s north pole. The snapshots were ...
See the amazing images of Mercury captured by the BepiColombo mission
The European Space Agency (ESA)’s BepiColombo mission has made another flyby of Mercury, capturing fascinating images of this lesser-studied inner planet. On January 8, 2025, the spacecraft made its ...
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See Mercury's frigid north pole in extraordinary new images from the BepiColombo spacecraft
European mission to Mercury just made its sixth flyby of the planet, revealing stunning close-ups of the permanently shadowed ...
Stunning Close-Up Images Reveal Mercury’s Icy Craters and Volcanic Plains
In a thrilling close approach, the BepiColombo mission captured its final, stunning images of Mercury before its orbit ...
Stunning new images of Mercury show the scorched planet's north pole
New images of the planet Mercury taken by a robotic spacecraft have just been released — and they show the scorched world in ...
Mercury looks stunning in images from BepiColombo spacecraft's 6th and final flyby
BepiColombo made its sixth and final flyby of Mercury on Wed (Jan. 8) capturing images of the tiny planet hinting at the ...
Mercury may have frozen water in craters, spacecraft flyby reveals
The planetary pockmarks are known as some of the coldest places in the Solar System. The shivery situation is to be further ...
ESA's BepiColombo To Plunge Into Unexplored Darkness In Final Flyby Around Mercury
BepiColombo is jointly designed by ESA and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ( JAXA) and was launched in October 2018. It's primary objectives are studying Mercury's magnetosphere and interior ...