The joint European-Japanese mission is only the second survey of Mercury, the least explored planet in the inner solar system.

New images of the planet Mercury taken by a robotic spacecraft have just been released — and they show the scorched world in fascinating up-close detail. SEE ALSO: Is Mercury in retrograde?

The BepiColombo spacecraft has captured stunning new photos of Mercury's alien surface, from its icy craters to its sun-baked plains. On January 8, the spacecraft passed the tiny planet for the ...

“BepiColombo’s main mission phase may only start two years from now, but all six of its flybys of Mercury have given us invaluable new information about the little-explored planet,” says ...

New photos of Mercury's mysterious north pole reveal a glimpse of the permanently dark, frigid craters that may hold ice dozens of feet thick, even though Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.

Stunning pictures of Mercury have been published ... has flown past the system's innermost planet since its launch in 2018. Follow Sky News on WhatsApp Keep up with all the latest news from ...

The stunning snapshots reveal a closer look at the solar system’s smallest and innermost planet, highlighting Mercury's largest impact crater, which spans more than 930 miles (1,500 kilometers).

The photos illuminate a dark planet scientists are eager ... equipment that appears in the view. Smaller, new craters have marked the interior. Mercury’s largest impact crater, the Caloris ...