Launched by ESA and JAXA, BepiColombo is on a daring mission to uncover Mercury’s secrets. With flybys already offering new insights, this video dives into what’s been observed so far - and what comes ...

But in 2023, BepiColombo soared in for a second flyby, capturing ghostly terrain and unexpected anomalies in its magnetosphere. The probe’s cameras picked up something odd near one crater.

"What surprised us, at the end, was how effective this type of impact could be in explaining Mercury's unusual structure without needing to consider multiple collisions or extremely rare conditions." ...

Late next year, the joint JAXA/ESA BepiColombo mission will enter orbit around Mercury, as part of its 18-month nominal mission. Tacking the winds that ply the solar system may yet have its day ...

The year will kick off with the maiden voyage of New Glenn, a heavy-lift rocket built by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.

"The sun's magnetic field is key to understanding the dynamic nature of our home star from the smallest to the largest scales," scientist Daniel Müller said.

Credit: ESA / BepiColombo / MTM The Nathair Facula, the aftermath of Mercury's largest volcanic explosion, and a future target for BepiColombo's data gathering. Credit: ESA / BepiColombo / MTM ...

On October 22, 2008, an Indian PSLV rocket launched the Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft into Earth orbit. After a series of orbit-raising maneuvers, Chandrayaan 1 successfully entered orbit around the Moon ...

BepiColombo is the first European mission to explore Mercury, the smallest and least explored terrestrial planet in our Solar System. The European Space Agency and Japanese Aerospace Exploration ...