Mercury's surface can reach a blistering 800 degrees Fahrenheit (430 degrees Celsius) during the day, according to NASA. But the planet lacks an atmosphere to hold that heat in — so, on Mercury, dark ...

Mercury's sun-facing side is scorched by temperatures of around 430°C ... Mariner 10 launched in 1973 and imaged around 45% of the planet's surface from 1974 until its end of mission in March 1975.

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

as no previous spacecraft has observed Mercury in this spectrum of light. The new findings highlight variations in the planet’s surface composition, temperature, and roughness, shedding light on ...

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

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

In January 2008, 33 years after Mariner 10 flew past the solar system's innermost planet, MESSENGER crossed Mercury's magnetosphere ... wiped out because its surface temperature of 730 Kelvin ...

Mercury is the underdog planet. It's the smallest guy in the neighborhood, and it lives in the roughest part of town—high temperature ... field help shield the surface from solar wind ions.

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

The BepiColombo spacecraft flew less than 200 miles from Mercury's surface and photographed volcanic ... things about Mercury is that despite the blistering temperatures on the sunny parts of the ...

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