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In pictures: Mercury spacecraft captures stunning new images of one of the least explored planets
The BepiColombo robotic explorer - a joint venture between Europe and Japan - swooped as close as 295 km above Mercury's night side before passing directly over the planet's north pole. The European ...
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Spacecraft buzzes Mercury's north pole and beams back stunning photos
above Mercury's night side before passing directly over the planet's north pole. The European Space Agency released the stunning snapshots Thursday, showing the permanently shadowed craters at the ...
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NASA pauses work by key space science groups amid Trump executive orders
The space agency's planetary science analysis groups must pause while NASA checks if they comply with Trump's orders.
Asteroid has 1 per cent chance of hitting Earth in 2032
YR4 has a one per cent chance of hitting Earth in December 2032. The European Space Agency is closely monitoring the minor planet. Although the asteroid's composition is not yet known, it is estimated ...
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Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, followed by Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Mercury orbits ...
February is ‘a month of bright planets,’ NASA says in new skywatching update
NASA has shared details of what to look out for in the night sky this month, with the moon appearing alongside a parade of planets.