The BepiColombo spacecraft flew less than 200 miles from Mercury's surface and photographed volcanic plains and icy craters.

BepiColombo, the current spacecraft studying Mercury, is a joint mission of the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace ...

Enigmatic planet Mercury posed for some closeups when the BepiColombo mission flew by. Craters, bright regions and volcanic ...

This is the third time a spacecraft has visited Mercury in the history of space exploration. BepiColombo’s three monitoring ...

The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles (295 kilometers) above Mercury’s night side before ...

The European Space Agency has released images the BepiColombo mission collected during its recent flight past Mercury when it ...

A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos ever of Mercury’s north pole. The European and Japanese robotic ...

In 2026, the Bepicolombo Mercury Transfer Module will return to Mercury once again to release the ESA's Mercury Planetary ...

The two NASA astronauts stuck in space after Boeing’s Starliner experienced issues earlier this year have been hit with a new delay. Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were part of ...

Space objects in orbit total more than 13,000 tons as of September 2024 International Space Station performed 39 debris avoidance maneuvers since 1999 European Space Agency aims to nearly ...

Studying low Earth orbit with Space Rider The European Space Agency ... and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, will make its sixth flyby of Mercury in January 2025.

In Europe, the total funding was €11.9 billion, showing a modest 1% rise in its share of global space investment. According to the European Space Agency, defence spending on space exceeded civil ...