Planetary scientists are announcing today a new explanation of the current rotational state of the planet Mercury. The report is being presented by Dr. Benoit Noyelles of the University of Namur, ...

Mercury is a planet that just doesn't make sense. It's incredibly small yet hosts a relatively massive core. Mercury is so strange that astronomers have not been able to explain its properties with ...

Home to magnetic tornadoes and 800-degree temperatures, Mercury is visible at dusk through mid-month. The Full Pink Moon also joins the scene on April 5. Mercury shows phases like the moon because it ...

Look low on the southwestern horizon at sunset on Nov. 12 for a chance to see swift Mercury close to the red light of Mars in ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of magnetic fields surrounding Mercury the closest planet to the sun. | Credit: ...

A new study maps the infall of protons and electrons from the solar wind to geographical location on the surface of Mercury, giving scientists new insight into how interactions with the Sun alters the ...

View of planet Mercury from space. Space, nebula and planet Mercury. This image elements furnished by NASA. A few evenings ago I found myself in a remote layby in Utah close to Canyonlands National ...

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An artist impression of BepiColombo flying by Mercury. ESA/ATG medialab The European Space Agency (ESA) is having to delay the arrival of its BepiColombo mission to Mercury after the twin probes ...