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BepiColombo: A Mission to Mercury

July 8, 2022

Mercury is hard to reach. The BepiColombo probe is heading there on a long and circuitous route. It recently sent back some selfies. Can we see Mercury from here?

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Sonnensystem
Image: Science Photo Library/IMAGO
Merkur-Sonde BepiColombo
Image: ATG Medialab/ESA/picture alliance

The sun's gravitational pull and heat make getting to Mercury very difficult. BepiColombo, a joint European-Japanese mission, is hoping to get closer than ever before. The spacecraft made a second flyby in late June 2022 and sent back some selfies.

 

BdTD Türkei Astrologie Jupiter Saturn Mond
Image: Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Just ask! Why do the planets shine like stars?

In this week's Tomorrow Today, the viewer question comes from José Gabriel Ossa from Colombia.

 

 

Illustration | SpaceX Starlink Satellitennetzwerk
Image: Science Photo Library/imago images

The moon, Starlink and more: five light phenomena

Light can put on some impressive displays. Some of them take place high up in the skies above us -- but some are much closer to home. Our top five fascinating light phenomena.

 

Supermoon Weltweit | Deutschland | Tableau 27.04.21
Image: Patrick Pleul/dpa/dpa-Zentralbild/picture alliance

What the world be without the moon?

The moon is the Earth's constant companion. Its waxing and waning means that we cannot always see it. But without it, our planet would face disastrous consequences.

 

 

USA | Modell einer Vulcan Rakete | United Launch Alliance (ULA)
Image: imago images/ZUMA Press

Students compete with DIY rockets

How do you build a rocket? It needs the right shape and enough propulsion. The model rockets built by students at the Technical University of Munich also need to be able to launch an egg and bring it back down to Earth in one piece. The race is on!

 

 

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