Mercury, Spacecraft Captures Spectacularly

Spacecraft Captures Spectacularly Detailed Images of Mercury’s Hidden Surface
The BepiColombo mission successfully completed its sixth flyby of the innermost planet, moving closer to its final goal of entering its orbit.
Mercury stuns in incredibly detailed new images
The BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back some incredibly detailed images of Mercury’s north pole. The snapshots were collected during its closest ever flyby of our solar system’s smallest planet. You can check out the awe-inspiring images below.
Mercury’s Stunning Close-Up: BepiColombo Captures Incredible Images in Historic Flyby
The joint European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft achieved a monumental milestone on January 8, 2025, with its sixth and final flyby of Mercury. This maneuver brought the spacecraft to just 185 miles (295 kilometers) above Mercury’s surface,
Mysterious Mercury Stars In Majestic New BepiColombo Spacecraft Images
Enigmatic planet Mercury posed for some closeups when the BepiColombo mission flew by. Craters, bright regions and volcanic plains star in the best views from the flyby.
These Mysterious Images Of Mercury Are The Closest We'll Have For The Next 2 Years
For BepiColombo, 2024 was a turbulent year. The mission is a joint project by the European and Japanese Space Agencies – ESA and JAXA – and a thruster problem forced the ground team to change plans for the probe's arrival into orbit around Mercury.
These Are the Closest & Most Detailed Images Ever Taken of Planet Mercury
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, residing just 36 million miles from our Solar System’s center. However, not too far above its surface, the European Space Agency’s BepiColombo probe has taken the most detailed photos of the first planet ever.
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Spacecraft makes final flyby of smallest planet in solar system
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the joint Mercury mission in 2018. The ...
Mercury: Pictures capture icy craters and sunlit plains of solar system's smallest planet
The close-up images reveal craters, the floors of which are in permanent shadow, and vast sunlit northern plains.
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Closest to the Sun yet, Mercury has craters that could be coldest in Solar System
The spacecraft first flew over the planet's cold and dark night side before transitioning to the sunlit northern regions.
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New photos show the volcanic plains of Mercury after a spacecraft fly-by
The BepiColombo spacecraft flew less than 200 miles from Mercury's surface and photographed volcanic plains and icy craters.
European spacecraft beams back new photos of Mercury
Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft captured close-up images of Mercury’s north pole during its final flyby, offering new views ...
Mercury may have frozen water in craters, spacecraft flyby reveals
The planetary pockmarks are known as some of the coldest places in the Solar System. The shivery situation is to be further ...
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Planet Mercury Poses for Cameras as Star Trek-Like Spaceship Comes Close to It
Europe's first spacecraft to be sen to Mercury, BepiColombo, ended its slingshot maneuvers and took its last photos of the ...
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BepiColombo snaps Mercury's dark craters and volcanic plains
The BepiColombo spacecraft is due to start orbiting Mercury next year, but a recent flyby has captured breathtaking images of ...