Mercury, BepiColombo
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 difficult for spacecraft to slow down enough to enter orbit around the planet,” explains Lina Hadid, staff scientist at CNRS in France and principal investigator of one of BepiColombo’s instruments.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
New, Stunning Images of Mercury's North Pole Will Help Scientists Study the Planet's Mysterious Permanent ShadowsThe BepiColombo spacecraft—a joint endeavor between the European and Japanese space agencies—has just snapped stunning ...
In a thrilling close approach, the BepiColombo mission captured its final, stunning images of Mercury before its orbit ...
Live Science on MSN1d
See Mercury's frigid north pole in extraordinary new images from the BepiColombo spacecraftA joint Japanese-European mission to Mercury just made its sixth flyby of the planet, revealing stunning close-ups of the ...
The BepiColombo mission successfully completed its sixth flyby of the innermost planet, moving closer to its final goal of ...
Mercury will enter the pragmatic and ambitious sign of Capricorn, where it will remain until Jan. 27, 2025. Here's what ...
ExplorersWeb on MSN2d
See: Incredible New Photos Of MercuryThe BepiColombo spacecraft has captured stunning new closeup images of Mercury's alien surface, from its icy craters to its sun-baked plains.
The planetary pockmarks are known as some of the coldest places in the Solar System. The shivery situation is to be further ...
ESA's BepiColombo spacecraft is currently undertaking a series of gravity-assisted maneuvers around Mercury, capturing ...
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