New Spacecraft to Mercury – First Flyby of the Solar System’s Closest Planet

On 1 October, the European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s bepiColombo mission will make its initial flyby of Mercury to gather images for scientists who anticipate starting its main mission sometime between 2025-2027. Mercury can teach us a great deal about how rocky, Earth-like planets form. But before we can glean any insights […]

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