Dramatic new photos from Mercury look like 2001: A Space Odyssey
The ESA/JAXA's BepiColombo spacecraft flew by Mercury yesterday for the sixth time, just 183 miles above the planet's north pole. The images it returned to us capture the breathtaking awe and cinematic drama reminiscent of a scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The fly-by was the "the final 'gravity assist manoeuvre' needed to st…
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