A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury’s north pole taken from just a few hundred kilometres above its surface. In its sixth and final flyby of the planet ...

Here’s how it works. 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 ...

A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos ever of Mercury’s north pole. The European Space Agency released the snapshots Thursday, revealing the permanently shadowed craters ...

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) ...

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 (295 kilometers) above Mercury's ...

Spacecraft Buzzes Mercury's North Pole and Beams Back Stunning Photos CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury’s north pole.

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) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.

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 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — 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 (295 ...

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 (295 kilometres) above Mercury ...