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Finally there, and it wasn't easy: "It turns out traveling to fleet-footed Mercury and then entering orbit requires more energy, or delta-v, than sending a probe to fly by Pluto."
"The BepiColombo mission cleared a major milestone this week in the final stretch of an eight-year interplanetary voyage to Mercury, the hard-to-reach, scorching hot iron world at the Solar System’s innermost frontier."
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Me publican en @theconversationes dos artículos sobre #Mercurio, al hilo de la misión BepiColombo.
El primero: Por qué es tan difícil llegar a Mercurio: el desafío de la misión #BepiColombo
https://theconversation.com/por-que-es-tan-dificil-llegar-a-mercurio-el-desafio-de-la-mision-bepicolombo-291296
Y el segundo: Mercurio, el enigma cósmico que resolvió Albert Einstein
https://theconversation.com/mercurio-el-enigma-cosmico-que-resolvio-albert-einstein-291383 -
2026-09-07 13:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-31)
WHERE IS BEPI?
- Barycentric speed: 43.74 km/s (-4.10 km/s)
- Mercury Orbit Insertion in: 74 days⚪ Relative to Mercury
- Distance (km): 2,397,851.15 km (-1,299,877.85 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.02 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 0 min 8.00 s (-4.34 s)🌎 Relative to Earth
- Distance (km): 205,968,171.33 km (-1,473,340.09 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.38 (-0.01)
- Light travel time: 11 min 27.04 s (-4.91 s) -
https://www.europesays.com/es/752492/ BepiColombo inicia la fase final de su viaje a Mercurio tras separarse del módulo de transferencia #bepicolombo #Ciencia #CienciaYTecnología #CienciaYtecnología #ES #España #mercurio #Science #ScienceAndTechnology #ScienceAndTechnology #Spain #Technology #Tecnología
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/675911/ Pair of linked spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decadelong voyage #BepiColombo #ClosestToTheSunPlanet #DecadelongVoyage #Éire #EuropeanSpaceAgency #IE #ImpactCrater #Ireland #LastWeek #Mariner #Mercury #mile #Mission: #nasa #NextSpring #Orbit #Science #spacecraft #thursday
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Pair of linked spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decadelong voyage
By Marcia DunnAP Aerospace Writer Sept. 6, 2026 1:33 PM PT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #BepiColombo #closest-to-the-sunplanet #decadelongvoyage #EuropeanSpaceAgency #impactcrater #Japanese #lastweek #mariner #Mercury #mile #mission #Nasa #nextspring #orbit #spacecraft #Thursday
https://www.europesays.com/japan/87065/ -
Pair of linked spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decadelong voyage
By Marcia DunnAP Aerospace Writer Sept. 6, 2026 1:33 PM PT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their…
#Europe #EU #BepiColombo #closest-to-the-sunplanet #decadelongvoyage #European #europeanspaceagency #impactcrater #lastweek #mariner #mercury #mile #Mission #nasa #nextspring #orbit #spacecraft #Thursday
https://www.europesays.com/europe/131783/ -
https://www.europesays.com/at/379307/ BepiColombo kommt bei Merkur an: MTM- Trennung, Doppel-Orbit und Start der Wissenschaftsphase #AI #ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE #Astronomie #AT #Austria #BepiColombo #DeepSpace #DopplerSignal #ESA #Estrack #JAXA #KI #KünstlicheIntelligenz #LuftUndRaumfahrt #Merkur #Mio #MissionControl #Mos #Mpo #NASA #Orbit #Österreich #Raumfahrt #Science #Science&Technology #Space #Technik #Technology #Trennung #Weltraum #Wissenschaft #Wissenschaft&Technik
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https://www.europesays.com/at/378999/ BepiColombo trennt Transfer-Modul: Weg frei zur Merkur-Orbit-Einfahrt #AI #ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE #Astronomie #AT #Austria #BepiColombo #ESA #Gravitationsassist #IonAntrieb #KI #KünstlicheIntelligenz #LuftUndRaumfahrt #Magnetosphäre #Merkur #NASA #Orbit #Österreich #Plasmaantrieb #Raumfahrt #Raumfahrtmission #Science #Science&Technology #Solararrays #Space #Technik #Technology #Weltraum #Wissenschaft #Wissenschaft&Technik
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https://www.europesays.com/at/378887/ Merkur-Orbiter BepiColombo hat mehrmonatige Ankunftssequenz begonnen – Mercury Transfer Module wurde planmäßig abgestoßen, die beiden Orbiter fliegen nun ohne Reiseantrieb weiter #AT #Austria #BepiColombo #Merkur #Österreich #Science #Science&Technology #Technik #Technology #Wissenschaft #Wissenschaft&Technik
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#wikipedia #BepiColombo #Mercury
Very nice Wikipedia pages on the BepiColombo spacecraft and Mercury ☺️.
Happy reading ! 🙂 👋
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#wikipedia #BepiColombo #Mercure
De très belles pages Wikipédia sur la sonde BepiColombo qui s'approche de la planète Mercure ☺️.
Bonne lecture ! 🙂 👋
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/674495/ Mercury Isn’t What Scientists Thought: New Study Reveals a Surprisingly Different Surface #BepiColombo #Éire #Geology #IE #Ireland #MaxPlanckInstitute #Mercury #PlanetaryScience #Science
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After 8 years, Europe’s BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury
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After 8 years, Europe’s BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury
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After 8 years, Europe’s BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury
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After 8 years, Europe’s BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury
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After 8 years, Europe’s BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury
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https://www.europesays.com/es/749299/ La misión BepiColombo de ESA y JAXA entra en su fase final #bepicolombo #Ciencia #CienciaYTecnología #CienciaYtecnología #ES #esa #España #JAXA #Mariner10 #mercurio #NASA #Portada #Science #ScienceAndTechnology #ScienceAndTechnology #Spain #Technology #Tecnología
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📆 2025 preview :
• #Moon 🌙 deliveries by #Astrobotic, #IntuitiveMachines and #Firefly Aerospace.
• #SPHEREx will create a map of the universe 🌌
• #ESA's 🇪🇺 #SpaceRider #spaceplane orbital test flight
• #Japan's 🇯🇵 lunar lander and micro-rover
• #Tianwen2 🇨🇳 collects samples from a #NEA ☄️
• #BepiColombo at #Mercury
• #EuropaClipper at #Mars
• #NASA’s #Lucy #asteroid flyby
• #JUICE at #Venus
https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/space-missions-coming-in-2025• #SierraSpace #DreamChaser test mission to the #ISS https://www.planetary.org/articles/calendar-of-space-events-2025
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📆 2025 preview :
• #Moon 🌙 deliveries by #Astrobotic, #IntuitiveMachines and #Firefly Aerospace.
• #SPHEREx will create a map of the universe 🌌
• #ESA's 🇪🇺 #SpaceRider #spaceplane orbital test flight
• #Japan's 🇯🇵 lunar lander and micro-rover
• #Tianwen2 🇨🇳 collects samples from a #NEA ☄️
• #BepiColombo at #Mercury
• #EuropaClipper at #Mars
• #NASA’s #Lucy #asteroid flyby
• #JUICE at #Venus
https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/space-missions-coming-in-2025• #SierraSpace #DreamChaser test mission to the #ISS https://www.planetary.org/articles/calendar-of-space-events-2025
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📆 2025 preview :
• #Moon 🌙 deliveries by #Astrobotic, #IntuitiveMachines and #Firefly Aerospace.
• #SPHEREx will create a map of the universe 🌌
• #ESA's 🇪🇺 #SpaceRider #spaceplane orbital test flight
• #Japan's 🇯🇵 lunar lander and micro-rover
• #Tianwen2 🇨🇳 collects samples from a #NEA ☄️
• #BepiColombo at #Mercury
• #EuropaClipper at #Mars
• #NASA’s #Lucy #asteroid flyby
• #JUICE at #Venus
https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/space-missions-coming-in-2025• #SierraSpace #DreamChaser test mission to the #ISS https://www.planetary.org/articles/calendar-of-space-events-2025
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📆 2025 preview :
• #Moon 🌙 deliveries by #Astrobotic, #IntuitiveMachines and #Firefly Aerospace.
• #SPHEREx will create a map of the universe 🌌
• #ESA's 🇪🇺 #SpaceRider #spaceplane orbital test flight
• #Japan's 🇯🇵 lunar lander and micro-rover
• #Tianwen2 🇨🇳 collects samples from a #NEA ☄️
• #BepiColombo at #Mercury
• #EuropaClipper at #Mars
• #NASA’s #Lucy #asteroid flyby
• #JUICE at #Venus
https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/space-missions-coming-in-2025• #SierraSpace #DreamChaser test mission to the #ISS https://www.planetary.org/articles/calendar-of-space-events-2025
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📆 2025 preview :
• #Moon 🌙 deliveries by #Astrobotic, #IntuitiveMachines and #Firefly Aerospace.
• #SPHEREx will create a map of the universe 🌌
• #ESA's 🇪🇺 #SpaceRider #spaceplane orbital test flight
• #Japan's 🇯🇵 lunar lander and micro-rover
• #Tianwen2 🇨🇳 collects samples from a #NEA ☄️
• #BepiColombo at #Mercury
• #EuropaClipper at #Mars
• #NASA’s #Lucy #asteroid flyby
• #JUICE at #Venus
https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/space-missions-coming-in-2025• #SierraSpace #DreamChaser test mission to the #ISS https://www.planetary.org/articles/calendar-of-space-events-2025
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