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Mercury, BepiColombo and European Space Agency

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 plains star in the best views from the flyby.

Yahoo · 1d

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 mysteries it will soon investigate.

techexplorist · 3d

BepiColombo to make close flyby above Mercury’s surface

The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission will make its closest approach to Mercury on 8 January 2025. The spacecraft will fly just 295 km above Mercury’s surface. The closest approach is scheduled for 06:59 CET (05:59 UTC).

Mercury, spacecraft and North Pole

Jefferson Public Radio · 1h

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.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Spacecraft Buzzes Mercury's North Pole and Beams Back Stunning Photos

A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury’s north pole. 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.

Mashable on MSN · 1d

Stunning new images of Mercury show the scorched planet's north pole

New images of the Mercury taken by a robotic spacecraft have just been released — and they show the scorched planet in fascinating up-close detail. The photos were released by the European Space Agency (ESA) as part of BepiColombo,

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 ...

autoevolution19h

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 ...

Aviation Week21h

ESA Releases New Mercury Images

The European Space Agency has released images the BepiColombo mission collected during its recent flight past Mercury when it ...

Space.com23d

BepiColombo spacecraft flies by Mercury, sees volcanic plain and impact craters

BepiColombo just imaged Mercury in a whole new light — mid-infrared light, to be precise. On the spacecraft's fifth flyby of Mercury earlier this month (out of a planned six flybys) ...

Astronomy10h

BepiColombo nabs its best views yet of Mercury

Japanese spacecraft made its closest flyby of Mercury to date, buzzing the planet’s north pole and peering into shadowed ...

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