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ESA and JAXA’s BepiColombo spacecraft has made significant discoveries during its third Mercury flyby, revealing surprising magnetic features such as energetic hot ions and potential ring currents. These findings are…

The BepiColombo mission, a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), successfully completed its fourth gravity assist flyby of Mercury on September 4,...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced a significant delay in the BepiColombo mission's planned orbital insertion around Mercury due to unforeseen problems with the spacecraft's electric propulsion system. Originally...

Posted on Oct 21, 2018 in Astronomy, Physics, Science, Space, Technology “Why Mercury?” Joana Oliveira, a scientist at the European Space Agency, said during a news conference in September. “That...

On September 14, 2024, a significant X4.5 solar flare erupted from the newly numbered Active Region 3825 (AR3825) on the Sun’s southeastern limb. The flare ranks among the strongest in...

A recent powerful solar flare, the strongest in nearly two decades, has had significant impacts on Mars, causing widespread radiation on the Martian surface. Solar Flare Details On May 20,...

Mercury’s magnetosphere could have implications for the search for life beyond our solar system. Exoplanets found orbiting cool red dwarf stars could host liquid water, and possibly life. But because...