The first observations from MERTIS revealed that certain areas of Mercury’s surface shine brighter in the mid-infrared than others. More specifically, the Caloris Basin and parts of a large volcanic ...

BepiColombo completed its fifth flyby of Mercury. During this encounter, it became the first spacecraft to observe Mercury in ...

On its seven-year journey to Mercury, the European-Japanese mission BepiColombo takes advantage of the gravity of Earth, ...

The BepiColombo mission, a joint endeavor by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA ...

Significant advancements in space exploration were made throughout 2024, with missions targeting the moon, Mars, Mercury, and ...

The spacecraft collected new data on Mercury using its Mercury Radiometer and Thermal Infrared Spectrometer, or MERTIS. The ...

Humankind accomplished new feats in space this year, including scooping up some of the moon’s farside and launching a probe to Jupiter’s moon Europa.

The BepiColombo spacecraft made the "closest flyby of a planet ever" when it flew by Mercury, according to ESA. See ...

The images reveal a haunting view of this rocky world, often referred to as the "Problem Child of the Solar System" due to ...

On Sunday (Dec. 1), BepiColombo made its fifth of six flybys of Mercury. On this most recent rendezvous, the probe was 200 ...

On Sunday 1 024, BepiColombo flew past the planet Mercury for the fifth time, readying itself for entering orbit around the ...

Background: The Hayabusa2 spacecraft from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) explored the asteroid Ryugu and returned surface grains to Earth. It was anticipated that the grains brought ...