NewzEurope's BepiColombo robotic science mission has cleared a major milestone as it enters the final stretch of an eight-year interplanetary journey to Mercury. The spacecraft is approaching the innermost, scorching hot iron world of the Solar System.
The mission, which is led by Europe and carries a price tag of nearly $2 billion, represents a complex and lengthy voyage to reach the difficult-to-access planet.
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