A spacecraft has captured incredibly detailed images of Mercury during a close flyby. BepiColombo, a joint ESA-JAXA mission, ...

Some kind of activity that could be causing the planet to slowly shrink over time. Launched in October 2018, BepiColombo aims to collect data on Mercury's magnetism, gaseous exosphere, and surface ...

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

New images of the planet Mercury taken by a robotic ... the mission intends to soon investigate. On Mercury's northern hemisphere, the cratered surface has been smoothed in many places by lava.

When the space probe Mariner 10 flew by Mercury in 1974, the first-ever surface features on that planet were imaged. So the WGPSN (founded in 1973) decided on the categories/themes for the various ...

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

"On this dark planet, younger features on the surface tend to appear brighter. Scientists don't yet know what exactly Mercury is made of, but it is clear that material brought up from beneath the ...

The Caloris Basin, created by a massive ancient collision, is one of the defining geological features ... of Mercury's volcanic plains, highlighting the planet's varied and dynamic surface.

The flyby began on the planet's frigid night side ... Scientists hope to use these probes to characterize Mercury's magnetic field, surface features, and internal structure.

ESA and JAXA's BepiColombo mission recently completed its last flyby of Mercury, revealing stunning details about the planet's volcanic plains and icy craters.

From January to March, the night sky will host a spectacular parade of planets featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...

The mission, which has largely been deemed a success, has completed six flybys of the planet since 2021, each time studying features ... Mercury’s orbit, where it will study the planet's surface ...