As BepiColombo sped past Mercury during its June 2023 flyby, it encountered a variety of features in the tiny planet's magnetic field. These measurements provide a tantalizing taste of the ...

Mercury is a planet of extremes. ... The landscape still has an other-worldly feel, Mari says, with greenish rocks rich in minerals. "In certain areas of Cyprus's mountains, ...

Mercury’s impact craters, also known as peak ring basins, were created as a result of asteroids or comets smashing into the tiny planet. Many of them, however, were flooded by volcanic lava ...

During a June 2023 flyby of Mercury, BepiColombo encountered several characteristics of the planet's magnetic field. This field forms a protective magnetic bubble around Mercury and guards the ...

BepiColombo, a joint European-Japanese mission, completed its latest flyby of Mercury, sending back a sneak peek of the cratered planet it will begin to orbit in 2026.