But, in fact, it’s actually really difficult to reach the innermost planet of our solar system—which makes it that much more impressive that the ESA and JAXA’s BepiColombo mission has almost reached ...

The BepiColombo spacecraft snapped a photo of the newly named Vivaldi crater as it sped by Mercury on Sept. 4, 2024. A robotic orbiter just took its first closeup pictures of Mercury's poles, passing ...

The European Space Agency (ESA)’s BepiColombo mission has made another flyby of Mercury, capturing fascinating images of this lesser-studied inner planet. On January 8, 2025, the spacecraft made its ...

A joint Japanese-European mission to Mercury just made its sixth flyby of the planet, revealing stunning close-ups of the permanently shadowed craters at Mercury's north pole. When you purchase ...

2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for space exploration, with ambitious missions to the Moon and other celestial bodies planned by the United States, China, Japan, and the European Space Agency ...

Europe's BepiColombo mission will enter orbit of the solar system's first planet in about two years, but it's been whizzing past Mercury regularly as it lines up its approach. The ESA reports that ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It seems like it should be pretty easy to get to Mercury. The little ...