Mercury-bound BepiColombo spacecraft makes first fly-by Venus
4 years, 5 months ago

Mercury-bound BepiColombo spacecraft makes first fly-by Venus

India Today  

BepiColombo, the spacecraft which is heading to Mercury passed Venus on Thursday. First images, report, and next steps https://t.co/nHKaNpYtGo P.S More images coming later!#ExploreFarther pic.twitter.com/IMgdejDp5i — BepiColombo October 15, 2020 Launched in October 2018, BepiColombo is on a seven-year trip to Mercury. To complete its journey, the spacecraft needs nine ‘planetary gravity assists’ that would allow it to adjust its course on the way to the innermost planet of the solar system. The first of these ‘planetary gravity assists’ was recorded around Earth in April of this year while the second, around Venus, took place on Thursday. With BepiColombo, scientists hope to know more about Mercury, the smallest planet in the solar system which is also known to have a considerable iron core.

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Check Out These Extraordinary New Images of Mercury
55 years, 3 months ago

Check Out These Extraordinary New Images of Mercury

Wired  

At 06:59 Central European time time on January 8, the BepiColombo spacecraft successfully performed its sixth flyby of Mercury, the innermost planet in the solar system. This was a “gravity assist maneuver,” a move that used Mercury’s gravitational pull to alter the BepiColombo vehicle’s course, which will bring it into orbit around the planet by the end of 2026. BepiColombo …

Earth's BepiColombo spacecraft shows Mercury like never before in stunning video
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth's BepiColombo spacecraft shows Mercury like never before in stunning video

India Today  

The BepiColombo spacecraft, a collaboration between the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, completed its sixth and final flyby of Mercury on January 8. This daring manoeuvre brought the spacecraft to within just 295 kilometres of the planet's surface, allowing it to capture stunning images of Mercury's terrain before it enters orbit in late 2026. The spacecraft's …

Spacecraft beams back riveting photos after buzzing Mercury’s north pole
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Spacecraft beams back riveting photos after buzzing Mercury’s north pole

The Independent  

A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos ever of Mercury’s north pole. The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles above Mercury before passing directly over the planet's north pole. image provided by European Space Agency shows close-up photos of Mercury showing planet’s Nathair Facula & Fonteyn crater taken by the European-Japanese …

Closest to the Sun yet, Mercury has craters that could be coldest in Solar System
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Closest to the Sun yet, Mercury has craters that could be coldest in Solar System

India Today  

The joint European and Japanese space agency's BepiColombo mission has successfully completed its sixth and final flyby of Mercury, capturing stunning images of the planet's surface and paving the way for its upcoming orbital insertion in late 2026. European Space Agency Director General Josef Aschbacher revealed the first images, showcasing possibly icy craters that remain in permanent shadow and vast …

BepiColombo mission to dive close to Mercury in final flyby, new pictures incoming
2 months, 3 weeks ago

BepiColombo mission to dive close to Mercury in final flyby, new pictures incoming

India Today  

The Europe-Japanese BepiColombo mission will make its sixth and final flyby of Mercury, flying just 295 kilometers above the planet's surface on January 8. This flyby will allow BepiColombo to capture high-resolution images of Mercury, conduct unique measurements of its environment, and fine-tune its scientific instruments ahead of the main mission phase set to begin in late 2026. Geraint Jones, …

Bepicolombo spacecraft captures haunting images of Mercury bruised by the Sun
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Bepicolombo spacecraft captures haunting images of Mercury bruised by the Sun

India Today  

The BepiColombo spacecraft has captured stunning images of Mercury as it sped past the planet at nearly 3 kilometers per second during its latest flyby. This flyby marks the fifth of six planned encounters with Mercury as part of BepiColombo's mission to study the solar system's innermost planet. One of the #BepiColombo selfie-cameras captured Mercury today as the spacecraft rushed …

Earth receives the first-ever picture of Mercury's South Pole from BepiColombo
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Earth receives the first-ever picture of Mercury's South Pole from BepiColombo

India Today  

The joint European-Japanese BepiColombo mission successfully completed its fourth flyby of Mercury on September 5, 2024, bringing the spacecraft closer to its final orbit around the innermost planet. Mission controllers have confirmed that all systems performed nominally during the critical manoeuvre, which saw the probe pass just 165 kilometres above Mercury's cratered surface. This latest encounter marks a significant milestone …

Mercury looks bruised, battered in latest pictures taken by BepiColombo mission
1 year, 9 months ago

Mercury looks bruised, battered in latest pictures taken by BepiColombo mission

India Today  

The joint European and Japanese mission, BepiColombo has successfully completed its third gravity assist flyby at Mercury. During the flyby, the Monitoring Camera 3 captured numerous images of Mercury's rocky surface. This crater is of particular interest to scientists as it contains dark material that may be remnants of Mercury's early carbon-rich crust. The basin floor within the crater shows …

Joint Euro-Japan spacecraft BepiColombo got its first view of Mercury, completed one of six flybys
3 years, 5 months ago

Joint Euro-Japan spacecraft BepiColombo got its first view of Mercury, completed one of six flybys

Firstpost  

The joint mission was launched in 2018 and it flew once past Earth and twice past Venus on its journey to the solar system’s smallest planet. A joint European-Japanese spacecraft got its first glimpse of Mercury as it swung by the solar system’s innermost planet while on a mission to deliver two probes into orbit in 2025. The BepiColombo mission …

Mercury ahead! European spacecraft to get first glimpse of the closest planet to Sun
3 years, 6 months ago

Mercury ahead! European spacecraft to get first glimpse of the closest planet to Sun

India Today  

A month after BepiColombo conducted a flyby with Venus and beamed back images of Earth's mysterious twin, the European, Japanese probe is set to get the first view of its destination — the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury. During the first flyby, the spacecraft will capture images of the innermost planet of the solar system and gather science data …

ESA, NASA spacecrafts to make two Venus flybys
3 years, 7 months ago

ESA, NASA spacecrafts to make two Venus flybys

India TV News  

Two spacecraft, part of the European Space Agency and the US space Agency NASA, are set to make space history with two Venus flybys just 33 hours apart on Monday and Tuesday. Solar Orbiter, a partnership between ESA and NASA, will fly by Venus on August 9 with a closest approach of 7995 km at 04:42 UTC, while BepiColombo, a …

Hot dates: 2 spacecraft to make Venus flyby
3 years, 7 months ago

Hot dates: 2 spacecraft to make Venus flyby

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two spacecraft are set to …

ESA-JAXA's joint mission, BepiColombo, flew within 12,700 km of Earth on its way to explore Mercury
4 years, 11 months ago

ESA-JAXA's joint mission, BepiColombo, flew within 12,700 km of Earth on its way to explore Mercury

Firstpost  

The spacecraft’s closest approach to Earth, 12,700 km, occurred over the South Atlantic and telescopes in Chile caught a glimpse of it. A Mercury-bound spacecraft swooped past Earth on Friday, tweaking its roundabout path to the solar system’s smallest and innermost planet. Launched one and a half years ago, Europe and Japan’s BepiColombo spacecraft passed within 12,700 kilometres of Earth. …

BepiColombo: British-built rocket blasts off on Mercury mission
6 years, 5 months ago

BepiColombo: British-built rocket blasts off on Mercury mission

The Independent  

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Europe, Japan send spacecraft on 7-year journey to Mercury
6 years, 5 months ago

Europe, Japan send spacecraft on 7-year journey to Mercury

Associated Press  

TOKYO — European and Japanese space agencies said an Ariane 5 rocket successfully lifted a spacecraft carrying two probes into orbit Saturday for a joint mission to Mercury, the closest planet to the sun. The European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the unmanned BepiColombo spacecraft successfully separated and was sent into orbit from French Guiana as …

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