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

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

Flawed rocket launches by SpaceX and Blue Origin still leave both companies in position to dominate the space sector.

This was the sixth and final flyby of Mercury for the BepiColombo spacecraft since its launch in 2018. The maneuver put the spacecraft on course to enter orbit around Mercury late next year.

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Closest approach will take the spacecraft just 160 miles above the surface of Mercury. Mission controllers ... to lift off in late 2024, and the launch will mark its maiden voyage.

The Blue Origin rocket was delayed to no earlier than 1 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, due to unfavorable conditions offshore. The company delayed the launch to maximize chances at successfully landing the ...

Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, called off the inaugural launch of its huge new rocket ...