Mercury is finally back in the spotlight, with a space probe zooming past its cratered surface for the first time in six years. As it flew past Mercury on Friday, the BepiColombo spacecraft ...

black-and-white images of the planet’s barren, speckled surface at sunrise. The spacecraft, BepiColombo, gave scientists their first clear view of Mercury’s south pole. It also captured ...

A European and Japanese spacecraft has captured some of the clearest images yet of Mercury’s north pole, including its permanently shadowed craters and vast volcanic plains. The BepiColombo ...

The spacecraft offered a clear view of Mercury's south pole ... We've never seen planet Mercury better than the pictures just taken by @BepiColombo, a mere 100 miles/165 km above the distant ...

The BepiColombo spacecraft has captured stunning new photos of Mercury's alien ... "Scientists don't yet know what exactly ...

The probe beamed back beautifully clear images of the planet's cratered, moon-like surface. It's set to fly past Mercury five more times before falling into the planet's orbit in 2025. See more ...

BepiColombo, a European-Japanese spacecraft, flew past Mercury for the first time Friday. The probe beamed back beautifully clear images of the planet's cratered, moon-like surface. It's set to fly ...