New photos of Mercury's mysterious north pole reveal a glimpse of the permanently dark, frigid craters that may hold ice dozens of feet thick, even though Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.

Let's go in for a close-up. BepiColombo captured the image above while flying over Mercury's north pole. The crater rims cast permanent shadows. "This makes these unlit craters some of the coldest ...

This image provided by European Space Agency shows close-up photos of Mercury's north pole taken by the European-Japanese spacecraft BepiColombo. (European Space Agency via AP) This image provided ...

As destination and dream, the North Pole has few peers, and of those whose dreams led them there, Erling Kagge has few peers ...

The probe's Mercury Laser Altimeter revealed bright material inside deep craters at the north pole with pulses of laser light. The bright patches match up cold spots mapped by a thermal model of ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury's north pole. The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles ...

A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury’s north pole. The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles above Mercury’s night side ...