A spacecraft named BepiColombo is currently zipping by planet Mercury, making a very close flyby and snapping incredible high ...

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

Its surface, scarred by craters, resembles the Moon. With no atmosphere to regulate temperature, Mercury experiences extreme conditions: daytime highs soar to a scorching 472°C, while nighttime lows ...

Suzie Imber is a co-investigator for the BepiColombo mission, currently on its way to Mercury. She explains how it will cast ...

When it does, scientists say that the Sun will destroy Earth, Mercury, and Venus, leaving our entire solar system devastated. One day, the Sun may destroy Earth or make it unlivable due to the ...

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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A joint Japanese-European mission to Mercury just made its sixth flyby of the planet, revealing stunning close-ups of the permanently shadowed craters at Mercury's north pole. When you purchase ...

A planet parade like the one beginning tonight is quite uncommon, occurring once every 10-20 years. Here are the planets you ...

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 ...