Messenger has successfully transmitted new images of Mercury, marking a significant milestone in its mission. The spacecraft is currently over halfway through its five-billion-mile journey, which involves orbiting the sun 15 times before entering Mercury's orbit in March 2011. The initial four images were relayed back to Earth recently, showcasing the progress of this NASA mission. For more details, visit the official NASA multimedia page.
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/10/07/mercury.mission/index.htmlThe NASA ship is more than halfway through a five-billion-mile journey that should take it around the sun 15 times and put it into the Mercury's orbit in March 2011.