Enigmatic planet Mercury posed for some closeups when the BepiColombo mission flew by. Craters, bright regions and volcanic ...

The BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back three images of Mercury after a brief flyby of the planet on Jan. 8, 2025.

BepiColombo also passed right over Mercury's north pole. The spacecraft sent back a series of stark images, including photos ...

The joint European-Japanese mission is only the second survey of Mercury, the least explored planet in the inner solar system ...

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

"BepiColombo's main mission phase may only start two years from now, but all six of its flybys of Mercury have given us invaluable new information about the little-explored planet." The ...

The BepiColombo spacecraft flew less than 200 miles from Mercury's surface and photographed volcanic plains and icy craters.

The BepiColombo spacecraft has captured stunning new photos of Mercury's alien surface, from its icy craters to its sun-baked plains. On January 8, the spacecraft passed the tiny planet for the ...

Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft captured close-up images of Mercury’s north pole during its final flyby, offering new views of the planet’s surface.

In 2026, the Bepicolombo Mercury Transfer Module will return to Mercury once again to release the ESA's Mercury Planetary Orbiter and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Mercury Magnetospheric ...

(AP) - A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury ... This was the sixth and final flyby of Mercury for the BepiColombo spacecraft since its launch in 2018.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Three images acquired by the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo spacecraft during its sixth Mercury flyby ...