The main working hypothesis for the Mercury problem says that the planet is the victim of a collision with a different-sized object. The cataclysmic collision stripped much of the planet's mantle and ...

BepiColombo captured a farewell image of Mercury as it drifted farther away from the planet. Image: ESA A probe is familiarizing itself with the closest planet to the Sun, gearing up to explore ...

Operated by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA), the Solar Orbiter mission launched in February 2020. The goal of the mission is to capture the closest images of the sun to date while also ...

View of planet Mercury from space. Space, nebula and planet Mercury. This image elements furnished by NASA. While Mars and Venus hog the headlines, what little attention our tiny planet Mercury gets ...

'These processes are a universal mechanism for aurora generation.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The way in which the radiant ...

Recent research indicates Mercury is shrinking, with its radius decreasing by 2.7 to 5.6 kilometers due to core cooling. This contraction forms thrust faults and scarps on the surface. A new ...

Mercury is almost in retrograde. You may have heard people lamenting the astrological phenomenon, blaming their various woes on the planet's movement. But what does it mean for Mercury to be in ...

The most elusive planetary aurora in the Solar System has finally been revealed in all its gently glowing glory. Far from the ...