BepiColombo spacecraft enters its biggest test near Mercury
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Mon, 31 August 2026
1 report- El País (Spain)15:16
La misión se enfrenta al momento crítico para alcanzar un planeta rodeado de misterio pese a su cercanía
Tue, 1 September 2026
1 report- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)12:13
Sonda BepiColombo po ośmiu latach lotu jest coraz bliżej Merkurego. W czwartek nastąpi odłączenie modułu transferowego MTM od dwóch orbiterów naukowych. To kluczowy krok przed wejściem na orbitę planety i startem testów instrumentów, w tym urządzenia współtworzonego przez Polaków.
Thu, 3 September 2026
9 reports- Google News - Europe query09:42
Europe's BepiColombo spacecraft begins its arrival at Mercury today – and you can watch the whole thing live online skyatnightmagazine.com
- thenews.com.pk10:36
Mercury sat 63 million kilometres from the Sun and 200 million kilometres from Earth on Thursday, far enough that a signal from mission control took roughly 30 minutes to reach the spacecraft. This...
- Libération (France)11:32first to report
Envoyé en 2018 vers la planète la plus proche du Soleil, l’engin va se séparer, ce jeudi 3 septembre à 14 heures, de son appareil de propulsion afin que les deux sondes qui le composent se mettent en orbite. Une manœuvre complexe, car la distance empêche «toute opération en temps réel».
- France Info (France)11:39
En 2018, la mission européenne et japonaise BepiColombo est partie en direction de Mercure. Objectif : mieux comprendre cette planète tellurique encore bien mystérieuse.
- Die Zeit (Germany)14:08
- Google News - Top Stories16:25
'A new mission starting today': 8 years after launch, BepiColombo begins Mercury arrival Space A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage AP News 2 spacecraft will soon reach Mercury after 8 years in space. Here's what BepiColombo can do Space Mercury’s enduring mysteries are ready for an unprecedented close-up CNN Latest updates: BepiColombo's arrival at Mercury European Space Agency
- South China Morning Post17:29
Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday and headed down the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage to the solar system’s smallest and closest-to-the-sun planet. The linked European and Japanese spacecraft separated as planned from their cruiser, but controllers had to wait two anxious hours to receive confirmation via radio signals. The crucial operation was broadcast from the European Space Agency’s control centre in Germany, more than 200 million km...
- Google News - Top Stories18:00
2 spacecraft will soon reach Mercury after 8 years in space. Here's what BepiColombo can do Space A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage AP News Mercury’s enduring mysteries are ready for an unprecedented close-up CNN The spacecraft BepiColombo is finally nearing Mercury after 8 years in space Scientific American 'A new mission starting today': 8 years after launch, BepiColombo begins Mercury arrival Space
- Channel News Asia21:32
A high-risk final approach to Mercury begins as BepiColombo splits from its transfer module after travelling 10 billion km over eight years.
Sat, 5 September 2026
1 report- Google News - Top Stories06:41
BepiColombo sheds its ride and starts the final glide to Mercury The Register After 8 years, Europe’s BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury Ars Technica After an Eight-Year Journey, Two Spacecraft Have Begun Their Arrival to Mercury, the Inner Solar System's Most Mysterious Planet Smithsonian Magazine Mercury orbiters begin arrival after eight-year space flight wng.org Latest updates: BepiColombo's arrival at Mercury European Space Agency