During its June 2023 flyby of Mercury, the BepiColombo spacecraft gathered significant data on the planet’s magnetic field, revealing features of its magnetosphere. Mercury has a magnetic field about 100 times weaker than Earth’s, but it interacts intensely with the solar wind due to the planet’s proximity to the sun. BepiColombo will arrive in orbit around Mercury in 2026, using gravity assists from Earth, Venus, … Continue reading Mercury’s magnetic landscape mapped in 30 minutes