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ESA's BepiColombo Mission Nears Major Turning Point on Mercury Approach

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The European Space Agency's (ESA) BepiColombo mission to the planet Mercury faces its most critical manoeuvre yet, as a pair of probes drop off the mothership on their way to one of the solar system's most extreme places.

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The head of the scientific mission, Geraint Jones, hopes that the mission, with intense high-risk operations, will allow us to discover "a huge amount" of information about this planet NASA discovers that Mercury has a diamond layer 15 kilometers thick Eight years after taking off, the BepiColombo mission is about to face the first big step in its approach to Mercury, the moment when the Transfer Module (MTM) that has driven the ship during the …

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On Thursday, the last phase of the European-Japanese probe begins before it moves into an orbit around the sun-next planet Mercury. A lot of technology on board comes from Austria.

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A spacecraft has taken eight years to reach Mercury. Now the exploration of the planet begins, which is surrounded by two orbiters. The mission "Bepicolombo" at the Space Control Center in Darmstadt is controlled.

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Madrid, 31 Aug (EFE).- Eight years after taking off, the BepiColombo mission is about to face the first big step of its approach to Mercury, the moment when the Transfer Module (MTM) that has driven the ship during the journey will be separated from the two scientific orbiters. «BepiColombo will not reach [...] The entry The BepiColombo mission faces the first phase of its approach to the planet Mercury was first published in HolaNews.

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The mission faces the critical moment to reach a planet surrounded by mystery despite its closeness

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The European Space Agency broke the news in Paris, France on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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