British-built spacecraft BepiColombo is just hours away from making its first flyby of Mercury, when it will snap pictures of the Solar System's smallest planet as it passes within 124 miles of its ...

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Artist’s impression of the BepiColombo spacecraft in cruise configuration, flying past Earth and with the Sun in the background. ESA/ATG medialab The European Space Agency’s BepiColombo spacecraft ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The BepiColombo Mercury probe flew close to our solar system's innermost planet this week, ...

The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission is gearing up for its second close flyby of Mercury on 23 June. ESA’s spacecraft operation team is guiding BepiColombo through six gravity assists of the planet before ...

The European and Japanese mission BepiColombo has made its first flyby of Mercury, capturing images of the planet it will eventually be exploring in more depth. In order to get close to the planet, ...

Just a month ago, researchers announced the presence of phosphine in the clouds of Venus — an indicator that microbial life might be present on our sister planet. And, in a happy coincidence, there’s ...

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The probe will make its first flyby of Mercury at 00:34 BST on October 1, capturing images and science data during the approach of the closest world to the sun. The uncrewed European Space Agency ...