After an Eight-Year Journey, BepiColombo Begins Its Arrival at Mercury
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On September 3, 2026, the BepiColombo mission of the European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency initiated its arrival phase at Mercury after an eight-year voyage, with the propulsion module separating from two spacecraft that will collect data; the connected orbiters will begin looping around the planet on November 21 and separate three weeks later to begin collecting data in April 2027.
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