Mercury is a mystery. It’s the smallest planet in our solar system, the closest to the Sun, and one of the most extreme. Its ...

Pieces of Mercury may have been found on Earth, potentially allowing scientists to study the Solar System's innermost planet.

Using data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, scientists have determined that the solar system's tiniest planet, Mercury, hides a not-so-tiny secret: a 10-mile-thick mantle of diamond.

The probe took a picture of Mercury while flying by the planet in 2021, but it is due to return to take higher-resolution pictures in late 2025, early 2026.. The hope is that these pictures could ...

New images of the planet Mercury taken by a robotic spacecraft have just been released — and they show the scorched world in fascinating up-close detail. The European Space Agency (ESA ...

When electrons from solar wind, accelerated by Mercury’s magnetic field, rain down on the barren ground near the planet’s poles, minerals in the ground react by fluorescing, or emitting x-rays.

Because Mercury rules the mind and communication, Mercury retrograde can be a time for mental reflection. Planets experiencing retrogrades in 2023 This year, every planet in our solar system will ...

Mercury could have a thick underground layer of diamonds, scientists say. Some of the stones may have found their way to the surface, according to a recent study.

Using data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, scientists have determined that the solar system's tiniest planet, Mercury, hides a not-so-tiny secret: a 10-mile-thick mantle of diamond.