Mercury probe snaps stunning photos of our planet during Earth flyby

A spacecraft bound for Mercury beamed home stunning views of Earth during a crucial flyby conducted early today (April 10).

BepiColombo, a joint mission conducted by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is headed to our solar system's innermost planet. But to reach that destination, the spacecraft, which launched in October 2018, needs to conduct a complex sequence of nine different planetary flybys.

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The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo spacecraft completed a gravity assist maneuver with a close flyby of Earth on April 10, 2020. The spacecraft captured imagery of Earth on April 9 and 10 during its approach.