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See Mercury's frigid north pole in extraordinary new images from the BepiColombo spacecraft
At night, temperatures can plunge to minus 290 F (minus 180 C). The planet's north pole is pockmarked by craters ... Exploration Agency and the European Space Agency (ESA). The BepiColombo ...
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Astronaut takes a mind-bending trip over Earth beneath star trails: Space photo of the day
NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured this stunning long-exposure view of Earth and stars from space at night from the ...
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Spacecraft buzzes Mercury's north pole and beams back stunning photos
The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles (295 kilometers) above Mercury's night side before passing directly over the planet's north pole. The European Space Agency ...