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 ...
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 ...
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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Spacecraft captures high-def images of Mercury during very close flyby
A spacecraft named BepiColombo is currently zipping by planet Mercury, making a very close flyby and snapping incredible high ...
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BepiColombo captures stunning icy craters on Mercury flyby
This marks the sixth mission of the BepiColombo probe in Mercury's orbit, bringing it to within just 183 miles of the most ...
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BepiColombo's latest Mercury flyby unveils icy secrets
This is already the sixth mission of the BepiColombo probe in Mercury's orbit. This time, it approached the most minor planet ...
Malargüe—A satellite dish best served cold: Cryogenic upgrade boosts capacity by almost 80%
In late July 2024, the Malargüe deep-space communication station completed an important upgrade of its antenna feed that will ...
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Earth's BepiColombo spacecraft shows Mercury like never before in stunning video
The video footage shows Mercury's northern plains, characterised by ancient lava flows and craters that have remained in permanent shadow.
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In pictures: Mercury spacecraft captures stunning new images of one of the least explored planets
The joint European-Japanese mission is only the second survey of Mercury, the least explored planet in the inner solar system ...
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Spacecraft captures incredible images on final flyby of Mercury
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission successfully completed the final ‘gravity assist maneuver’ needed to steer it into orbit around the planet in late 2026. BepiColombo flew just 295 km above 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.