The BepiColombo mission successfully completed its sixth flyby of the innermost planet, moving closer to its final goal of ...
A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury's north pole. The European and Japanese robotic ...
Hot on the tail of the Quadrantids meteor shower, another spectacle in the sky is about to arrive: comet Atlas C/2024 G3, ...
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the joint Mercury mission in 2018. The ...
The BepiColombo spacecraft flew less than 200 miles from Mercury's surface and photographed volcanic plains and icy craters.
Scientists have discovered a rare six-planet system where all planets orbit their star in perfect mathematical harmony.
Though 2025 won't mark the return of astronauts into deep space as NASA had hoped, launchpads still will be scorching-hot from a procession of robotic spacecraft attempting to land on the moon. How ...
Stargazers will get a peek at what's been called a "parade of planets," when up to seven planets may appear to line up.
Japanese spacecraft made its closest flyby of Mercury to date, buzzing the planet’s north pole and peering into shadowed ...
A planet parade like the one beginning tonight is quite uncommon, occurring once every 10-20 years. Here are the planets you ...
Enigmatic planet Mercury posed for some closeups when the BepiColombo mission flew by. Craters, bright regions and volcanic ...