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A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage

A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage
Phys.org Thursday 03 September 2026, 16:30 UTC 1 min read
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Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday and headed down the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage to the solar system's smallest and closest-to-the-sun planet.

Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday and headed down the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage to the solar system's smallest and closest-to-the-sun planet.
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