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Mercury, European Space Agency

Fox Weather on MSN · 3h

Spacecraft makes final flyby of smallest planet in solar system

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the joint Mercury mission in 2018. The BepiColombo spacecraft was expected to fly less than 200 miles above the surface of the Swift Planet.

Space.com · 1d

Mercury looks stunning in images from BepiColombo spacecraft's 6th and final flyby

"BepiColombo's main mission phase may only start two years from now, but all six of its flybys of Mercury have given us invaluable new information about the little-explored planet."

BBC on MSN · 1d

New images of Mercury captured by UK spacecraft

Stevenage-built BepiColombo makes final flyby of Mercury ahead of entering the plant's orbit in 2026.

New photos show volcanic plains of Mercury

health.wusf.usf.edu · 6h

New photos show the volcanic plains of Mercury after a spacecraft fly-by

The BepiColombo spacecraft flew less than 200 miles from Mercury's surface and photographed volcanic plains and icy craters.

The Associated Press on MSN · 21h

Spacecraft buzzes Mercury's north pole and beams back stunning photos

The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles (295 kilometers) above Mercury’s night side before passing directly over the planet’s north pole. The European Space Agency released the stunning snapshots Thursday, showing the permanently shadowed craters at the top of of our solar system’s smallest, innermost planet.

European spacecraft beams back new photos of Mercury

Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft captured close-up images of Mercury’s north pole during its final flyby, offering new views of the planet’s surface.

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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 ...

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Space Probe Close To Entering Mercury's Orbit

The probe, equipped with Swiss instruments, has completed the last milestone before entering Mercury's orbit. This content ...

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Planet Mercury Poses for Cameras as Star Trek-Like Spaceship Comes Close to It

Europe's first spacecraft to be sen to Mercury, BepiColombo, ended its slingshot maneuvers and took its last photos of the ...

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Closest to the Sun yet, Mercury has craters that could be coldest in Solar System

The spacecraft first flew over the planet's cold and dark night side before transitioning to the sunlit northern regions.

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Mercury: Pictures capture icy craters and sunlit plains of solar system's smallest planet

The close-up images reveal craters, the floors of which are in permanent shadow, and vast sunlit northern plains.

New Scientist on MSN1d

BepiColombo snaps Mercury's dark craters and volcanic plains

The BepiColombo spacecraft is due to start orbiting Mercury next year, but a recent flyby has captured breathtaking images of ...

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New telescope could finally prove there is an elusive 'Planet X' in our solar system

There are eight official planets (sorry, Pluto) in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and ...

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