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 ...
Mysterious Mercury Stars In Majestic New BepiColombo Spacecraft Images
Enigmatic planet Mercury posed for some closeups when the BepiColombo mission flew by. Craters, bright regions and volcanic ...
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Mercury’s Stunning Close-Up: BepiColombo Captures Incredible Images in Historic Flyby
The joint European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft achieved a monumental milestone on January 8, 2025, with its sixth and final flyby of Mercury. This maneuver brought the spacecraft to just 185 miles ...
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 ...
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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.
Breathtaking New Views of Mercury From BepiColombo’s Sixth Flyby
ESA's BepiColombo spacecraft is currently undertaking a series of gravity-assisted maneuvers around Mercury, capturing ...
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Stunning close-up views of scorching hot Mercury may surprisingly reveal ice in its craters
ESA and JAXA's BepiColombo mission recently completed its last flyby of Mercury, revealing stunning details about the ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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The physicist on a mission to understand Mercury's epic solar storms
Suzie Imber is a co-investigator for the BepiColombo mission, currently on its way to Mercury. She explains how it will cast ...