The spacecraft BepiColombo is finally nearing Mercury after 8 years in space

September 3, 2026 · 4:30 pm 4 sources

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• The spacecraft BepiColombo is finally nearing Mercury after 8 years in space
  Scientific American · September 3, 2026 14:30
  In a critical maneuver on Thursday, the mission successfully deployed its two science orbiters—beginning the final phases of its arrival at Mercury

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• A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage
  Phys.org · September 3, 2026 16:30
  Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday and headed down the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage to the solar system's smallest and closest-to-the-sun planet.
• How Mercury formed its graphite crust and core
  Phys.org · September 4, 2026 20:00
  As the BepiColombo mission prepares to enter the final phase of its journey to Mercury, a series of studies conducted by researchers at the University of Liège and KU Leuven sheds new light on the early stages of the evolution of the planet closest to the sun. Using experimental petrology, the…
• Spacecraft bound for Mercury begins 'tricky' arrival
  Phys.org · September 5, 2026 10:20
  After an eight-year journey, a spacecraft carrying European and Japanese probes began the monthslong, high-risk approach to Mercury on Thursday to study the sun-scorched planet.