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Spacecraft captures high-def images of Mercury during very close flyby
A spacecraft named BepiColombo is currently zipping by planet Mercury, making a very close flyby and snapping incredible high ...
Scientists explain why BepiColombo’s mission to Mercury is so tricky
Reaching Mercury is such a challenge because “the gravitational pull of the Sun is very strong near Mercury, which makes it ...
Spacecraft Captures Spectacularly Detailed Images of Mercury’s Hidden Surface
The BepiColombo mission successfully completed its sixth flyby of the innermost planet, moving closer to its final goal of ...
In pictures: Mercury spacecraft captures stunning new images of one of the least explored planets
The joint European-Japanese mission is only the second survey of Mercury, the least explored planet in the inner solar system ...
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NASA Mission Captures Incredible Close-Ups of Mercury
BepiColombo passed a mere 295 kilometers above Mercury's surface at 6:59 CET on Jan. 9. The flyby began on the planet's ...
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ATLANTIC SKIES: Planetary alignment on Jan. 25 isn't unusual or catastrophic
However, while no such events took place on that date, nor on his revised date of Dec. 25, 1919, the seeds of anxiety and ...
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 ...
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A Rare Cosmic Event: Four Planets Aligning in the Sky This Month, Visible to Millions
A parade of planets is coming this January, but if you miss it, you can catch it in later months. Six planets in our solar ...
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New, Stunning Images of Mercury’s North Pole Will Help Scientists Study the Planet’s Mysterious Permanent Shadows
The BepiColombo spacecraft captured the photographs during its last flyby of Mercury, a maneuver necessary to propel the ...
Spacecraft buzzes Mercury's north pole and beams back stunning photos
The European Space Agency released stunning snapshots showing the permanently shadowed craters at the top of our solar system ...
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Here's How to See Six or Seven Planets in a Dazzling Planet Parade
The six planets will be visible in the days immediately leading up to Jan. 21, and for about four weeks afterward. Mars, ...
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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.