European mission to Mercury just made its sixth flyby of the planet, revealing stunning close-ups of the permanently shadowed ...

In 2026, the Bepicolombo Mercury Transfer Module will return to Mercury once again to release the ESA's Mercury Planetary ...

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

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, ...

Say hello to Mercury, that pesky rock that always ... Space Agency and Japan made its final fly-by over the planet’s barren, pockmarked surface yesterday. This is the third time a spacecraft ...

The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission will make its closest approach to Mercury on 8 January 2025. The spacecraft will fly just ...

Mid-infrared light is invisible to human eyes, but it carries a wealth of information about the mineral makeup and temperature of very hot rocks like those on Mercury's sun-baked surface.

ESA's BepiColombo spacecraft is currently undertaking a series of gravity-assisted maneuvers around Mercury, capturing ...

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun ... in the solar system and possibly one of the most hostile to life. · Surface temperatures are 864 degrees Fahrenheit (462 degrees Celsius) - hot ...

While Mercury’s surface temperature can reach a scorching 800 degrees Fahrenheit, recent observations suggest that the planet may have once harbored water ice in permanently shadowed craters at ...