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Watch the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission flyby the closest planet to the sun in this set of images captured. It was the 3rd ...

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This image of Mercury's surface was taken by M-CAM 1 on board the Mercury Transfer Module (part of the BepiColombo spacecraft), using an integration time of 40 milliseconds. Taken from around 787 km, ...

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This is one of a series of images taken by the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission on 8 January 2025 as the spacecraft sped by for its sixth and final gravity assist manoeuvre at the planet. Flying over ...

A spacecraft operated by the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has made its final flyby of Mercury, as scientists now work to guide BepiColombo into the planet’s orbit.

'It really shows just how dynamic Mercury's space environment is.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When the BepiColombo Mercury ...

ESA picked out a trio of top images from the BepiColombo mission's sixth flyby of the planet Mercury. Mercury is coming into better focus through the BepiColombo mission. The spacecraft flew by the ...

The BepiColombo spacecraft has made its sixth and final flyby of the closest planet to the sun, Mercury, capturing some incredible images of the tiny world. The photos offer tantalizing hints about ...

"It's really exciting to start seeing the link between the planet's surface and the plasma environment." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...