Two meteorites found in the Sahara in 2023 might be from Mercury, a study suggests, but doubts remain due to how little is ...

The latest discoveries by NASA's Messenger spacecraft orbiting Mercury have revealed some amazing looks at the small, rocky planet. Scientists say Messenger is shedding light Mercury's surface ...

The latest discoveries by NASA's Messenger spacecraft orbiting Mercury have revealed some amazing looks at the small, rocky planet. Scientists say Messenger is shedding light Mercury's surface ...

A NASA spacecraft plunged into the planet Mercury on Thursday. It's demise comes after four years of studying our solar system's innermost planet.

Such an event is commonly known as a "planet parade," though NASA noted that the moniker is not a technical astronomical term. What is a planet parade, and what will be visible in February?

(Web Desk) - NASA has discovered a mysterious 'super-Earth' planet that appears to flash a repeated signal from 154 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Just in time for Christmas, scientists have confirmed a vast amount of ice at the north pole -- on Mercury, the closest planet to the sun. The findings are from NASA's Mercury ...

Before Messenger, less than half the surface had been imaged by NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft, which made several flybys of Mercury in 1974 and 1975. Messenger is the first probe to orbit the planet.

NASA made history tonight as the MESSENGER probe became the first spacecraft to orbit the tiny planet Mercury. Launched in 2004, the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging ...

Mercury is not just hellishly hot but apparently covered in brimstone. A vast part of the planet is covered with dried lava – enough to bury the state of Texas under 4 miles of the stuff ...