The BepiColombo spacecraft—a joint endeavor between the European and Japanese space agencies—has just snapped stunning ...

The planet's north pole is pockmarked by craters whose bottoms are always ... a light-colored region left behind by volcanic ...

Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.

The photos were released by the European Space Agency (ESA) as part of BepiColombo, a mission in partnership with Japan to ...

The BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back three images of Mercury after a brief flyby of the planet on Jan. 8, 2025.

Close-up photo of Mercury's north pole taken by the European-Japanese ... spacecraft's cameras also captured sweeping views of Mercury's volcanic plains, highlighting the planet's varied and ...

Earth’s magnetic north is not static. Like an anchorless buoy pushed by ocean waves, the magnetic field is constantly on the move as liquid iron sloshes around in the planet’s outer core.

Enigmatic planet Mercury posed for some closeups when the BepiColombo mission flew by. Craters, bright regions and volcanic ...

(AP) — A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury’s north pole. The European and ... captured views of neighboring volcanic plains and Mercury’s largest ...

Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft captured close-up images of Mercury’s north pole during its final flyby, offering new views of the planet’s surface.

A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury's north pole.The European and Japanese ... also captured views of neighboring volcanic plains and Mercury's largest ...