After 8 Years in Space, ‘BepiColombo’ Is Finally Approaching Mercury
- Posted on September 21, 2026
- By Wired
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In brief
After an extraordinary eight-year voyage through the inner solar system, the BepiColombo spacecraft is approaching its destination at Mercury. This ambitious joint mission between ESA and JAXA will conduct groundbreaking investigations into the planet's enigmatic magnetic field and complex internal composition. The probe's arrival marks a pivotal moment in planetary science, promising to reveal crucial insights about one of our solar system's most extreme and least explored worlds.
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After 8 Years in Space, ‘BepiColombo’ Is Finally Approaching Mercury
Following a difficult journey, the probe will soon begin unravelling the mysteries of Mercury’s magnetic field and internal structure.
