Arrokoth is composed of two separate bodies, 3 and 9 miles across. In the distant past they rotated so slowly about each other that their mutual gravitational attraction caused them to come together ...

Much of the U.S. from the Rockies into the Northern Plains will see colder than normal temperatures starting Sunday into the ...

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

Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the DOJ, sparred with Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., during the Senate Judiciary ...

Suzie Imber is a co-investigator for the BepiColombo mission, currently on its way to Mercury. She explains how it will cast ...

The BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back three images of Mercury after a brief flyby of the planet on Jan. 8, 2025.

A spacecraft named BepiColombo is currently zipping by planet Mercury, making a very close flyby and snapping incredible high ...

The European Space Agency (ESA)’s BepiColombo mission has made another flyby of Mercury, capturing fascinating images of this lesser-studied inner planet. On January 8, 2025, the spacecraft made its ...

Reaching Mercury is such a challenge because “the gravitational pull of the Sun is very strong near Mercury, which makes it ...

In a thrilling close approach, the BepiColombo mission captured its final, stunning images of Mercury before its orbit ...

ESA and JAXA's BepiColombo mission recently completed its last flyby of Mercury, revealing stunning details about the ...

ESA's BepiColombo spacecraft is currently undertaking a series of gravity-assisted maneuvers around Mercury, capturing ...