The BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back three images of Mercury after a brief flyby of the planet on Jan. 8, 2025.

Mercury's surface can reach a blistering 800 degrees Fahrenheit (430 degrees Celsius) during the day, according to NASA. But ...

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

At night, temperatures can plunge to minus ... is whether water ice really exists in the planet's craters and what Mercury's surface is actually made of. Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer ...

The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College will resume public viewing after the holidays when students return to campus ...

This is the last of a two-part data journalism series which explains why 2024 is the warmest year for the planet ... as temperature is air temperature two metres above the earth’s surface.

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

The BepiColombo spacecraft flew less than 200 miles from Mercury's surface and photographed volcanic plains and icy craters.

A spacecraft operated by the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has made its final flyby of ...

At high noon, temperatures can reach ... activity that could be causing the planet to slowly shrink over time. Launched in October 2018, BepiColombo aims to collect data on Mercury's magnetism, ...