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Mercury's north pole photographed
The BepiColombo satellite, in orbit around Mercury, photographed the rocky world's north pole for the first time up close. I ...
European spacecraft beams back new photos of Mercury
Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft captured close-up images of Mercury’s north pole during its final flyby, offering new views ...
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BepiColombo spacecraft flies by Mercury, sees volcanic plain and impact craters
BepiColombo just imaged Mercury in a whole new light — mid-infrared light, to be precise. On the spacecraft's fifth flyby of Mercury earlier this month (out of a planned six flybys) BepiColombo ...
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The Fastest Spacecraft Ever Heads for Its Close-Up With the Sun
The bright object near the center of the image is Mercury, and the dark spots are ... the Parker Solar Probe, a NASA spacecraft, will pass within 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface, more ...
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NASA probe beams home 1st detailed update after record-breaking flyby of sun: "Data scientists have awaited for decades"
The spacecraft confirmed its systems and instruments are "healthy and operating normally," NASA said in an update released Thursday, a week after the probe passed within a record-breaking 3.8 ...