The BepiColombo spacecraft is due to start orbiting Mercury next year, but a recent flyby has captured breathtaking images of ...
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the joint Mercury mission in 2018. The ...
The close-up images reveal craters, the floors of which are in permanent shadow, and vast sunlit northern plains.
Stevenage-built BepiColombo makes final flyby of Mercury ahead of entering the plant's orbit in 2026.