Because Mercury’s orbit is only 88 days long ... But what does science have to say about the idea that these orbital patterns affect the flow of events on Earth? “There’s no scientific ...

“We needed nine flybys (one at Earth, two at Venus, and six at Mercury) to slow down our spacecraft and bring it into a good position to enter the orbit of Mercury.” Sequence of 89 images ...

This most recent approach puts BepiColombo on a course to enter orbit around Mercury in late 2026. It holds one orbiter for Europe and one for Japan that will circle the planet’s northern and ...

The six flybys of Mercury are a prelude to the spacecraft entering a polar orbit of the planet, which is when its actual mission will kick off. Orbital insertion is set to occur on Nov. 21 ...

This was the sixth and final flyby of Mercury for the BepiColombo spacecraft since its launch in 2018, a manoeuvre that will assist the spacecraft in entering orbit around Mercury late next year.

One of the images captured by BepiColombo during its sixth flyby. Stunning detailed images of Mercury have been clicked by BepiColombo as it made its sixth and final flyby ahead of entering the ...

ESA's Solar Orbiter captured views of the planet Mercury passing in front of the Sun. Multiple instruments aboard the spacecraft captured the imagery. Credit: Space.com | footage & orbit animation cou ...

The maneuver put the spacecraft on course to enter orbit around Mercury late next year. The spacecraft holds two orbiters, one for Europe and the other for Japan, that will circle the planet's poles.

At about 06:59 CET on Wednesday, BepiColomo flew about 295km (183 miles) above Mercury's north pole A spacecraft built in the UK has captured new images of Mercury as it made its sixth and final ...

Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The flyby was intended to give the probe the necessary gravitational boost to enter an orbit around ... night side of Mercury and then ...

The probe, equipped with Swiss instruments, has completed the last milestone before entering Mercury's orbit. The European-Japanese space probe has thus come closer to Mercury than ever before ...