Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On June 23, 2022, the joint European/Japanese Space Agencies’ mission to Mercury, BepiColombo, took a second swing past the solar ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An image of the planet Mercury taken by the European BepiColombo spacecraft during a gravity-assist flyby. The European-Japanese ...

The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury blasted off on an Ariane 5 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou at 01:45:28 GMT on 20 October on its exciting mission to study the mysteries of the Solar ...

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The second superclose flyby of BepiColombo, a space probe owned by ESA (European Space Agency) and (JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). Second Superclose Mercury Flyby Completed by BepiColombo!

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Despite being an icon in pop culture, our Sun's closest neighboring planet, Mercury, has had a fairly boring life when it comes to space exploration. Thus far, only two NASA missions have explored the ...

The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission is gearing up for its second close flyby of Mercury on 23 June. ESA’s spacecraft operation team is guiding BepiColombo through six gravity assists of the planet before ...

The latest mission to Mercury is off to a great start! On October 1, BepiColombo — a joint venture between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — made its ...

A spacecraft bound for the planet Mercury will take a first look at the target tonight, when it makes its first-ever flyby of the small rocky world during an incredibly close encounter tonight. The ...

The European and Japanese mission BepiColombo has made its first flyby of Mercury, capturing images of the planet it will eventually be exploring in more depth. In order to get close to the planet, ...