It takes the probe more than six years to get to Mercury . Comment: Confirmation of the probe entering Mercury 's orbit was received Thursday evening . The space agency is hoping to get the first pictures from the probe by the end of the month . The primary science phase of the mission is scheduled to begin April 4 .
It takes the probe more than six years to get to Mercury . Comment: The space agency is hoping to get the first pictures from the probe by the end of the month . The primary science phase of the mission is scheduled to begin April 4 .