a joint mission of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the European Space Agency (ESA). The BepiColombo spacecraft will start orbiting Mercury in 2026. Right now, it's conducting a series ...

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ESA/BepiColombo/MTM 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 ...

The space agency's planetary science analysis groups must pause while NASA checks if they comply with Trump's orders.

You'll be able to easily see four planets in the February evening sky, and with any luck you'll be able to raise that number to five during the final week of the month. You'll be able to easily ...

The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles (295 kilometers) above Mercury's night side before passing directly over the planet's north pole. The European Space Agency ...

February has already proven to be a snowy month for Oregon, making the name of the upcoming full moon quite fitting. Here's ...