"The Discovery: European-Japanese spacecraft BepiColombo swooped within 183 miles of Mercury's north pole yesterday, capturing unprecedented images of potentially ice-filled shadowed craters and vast volcanic plains spanning 1,500 kilometers. What's Next: After completing its sixth and final flyby, BepiColombo will enter Mercury's orbit in 2026, splitting into two orbiters to investigate the planet's mysterious frozen water and thin rocky surface throughout 2027."