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Europe's BepiColombo mission has had its first encounter with Mercury, which happens to be the innermost planet of the Solar System.
The probe raced over the surface of mercury at an altitude of 200km, before heading back.
The controllers have planned a further five such flybys, each time using the gravitational tug of Mercury to trim the speed of the spacecraft.
RNLI volunteers skydives and raises £600
An RNLI volunteer has raised £600 for the life-saving charity and Blood Bikes Cumbria by skydiving over Cumbria.
Dave Rothery, one of the volunteer deputy launch authorities at St Bees RNLI, took on the challenge of a tandem skydive over Grange-over-Sands.
Dave, who also volunteers for Blood Bikes Cumbria, wanted to raise money for both charities.
Dave said: “This was a great experience and something I had wanted to do for a long time. I would like to thank all my friends and family who helped raise money for these two brilliant charities.
“Fundraising has not been easy over the last year for the RNLI and Blood Bikes and this donation will be put to good use.”