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

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Japanese spacecraft made its closest flyby of Mercury to date, buzzing the planet’s north pole and peering into shadowed ...

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

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, residing just 36 million miles from our Solar System’s center. However, not too far above its surface, the European Space Agency’s BepiColombo probe has taken ...

Bepi took a great picture of Mercury’s terminator – the line between night and day – showcasing craters Prokofiev, Kandinsky, ...

A spacecraft making its final flyby of Mercury has captured incredible images. BepiColombo spacecraft made its sixth pass of ...

Europe's first spacecraft to be sen to Mercury, BepiColombo, ended its slingshot maneuvers and took its last photos of the ...

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 ...

A spacecraft has captured detailed images of Mercury's north pole, shedding new light on the mysterious side of the planet.