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

A spacecraft has captured detailed images of Mercury's north pole, shedding new light on the mysterious side of the planet.

Barely larger than our own Moon, Mercury orbits precariously close to the Sun at an average distance of roughly 58 million ...

The joint European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft achieved a monumental milestone on January 8, 2025, with its sixth and ...

A spacecraft making its final flyby of Mercury has captured incredible images. BepiColombo spacecraft made its sixth pass of ...

In 2026, the Bepicolombo Mercury Transfer Module will return to Mercury once again to release the ESA's Mercury Planetary ...

Europe's first spacecraft to be sen to Mercury, BepiColombo, ended its slingshot maneuvers and took its last photos of the ...

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

In one final hurrah, the BepiColombo mission flew past Mercury and captured extraordinary close-up images of the planet ...

On January 8, 2025, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission completed its sixth flyby of Mercury, flying just 295 km above the ...

The spacecraft first flew over the planet's cold and dark night side before transitioning to the sunlit northern regions.

Bepi took a great picture of Mercury’s terminator – the line between night and day – showcasing craters Prokofiev, Kandinsky, ...