This region also features “wrinkle ridges” caused by the cooling and contraction of Mercury’s interior. These features provide a unique glimpse into the planet’s thermal evolution ...

The BepiColombo spacecraft—a joint endeavor between the European and Japanese space agencies—has just snapped stunning ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

A spacecraft named BepiColombo is currently zipping by planet Mercury, making a very close flyby and snapping incredible high ...

Anyone with any kind of planet-gazing past could tell ... Orbiter (MMO)—will together study Mercury’s origin and evolution, its interior structure, geology, composition and craters, its ...

ESA and JAXA's BepiColombo mission recently completed its last flyby of Mercury, revealing stunning details about the ...

The newly released images show permanently dark craters spotting the surface of the planet closest to our Sun. Nearby volcanic plains and the largest impact cater on Mercury–over 930 miles wide ...

Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you ...

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Mercury has the shortest and fastest orbit around the Sun and experiences dramatic temperature changes as it rotates. It is a world of extremes. Explore facts about our solar system's fastest planet.

A layer of diamonds was found beneath Mercury's surface. This could help scientists understand the planet's unusual magnetic ...

From January to March, the night sky will host a spectacular parade of planets featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...