Mercury reaches its point of greatest eastern elongation on Friday (July 4), presenting an excellent opportunity to spot the ...

Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, is a world of blazing heat, freezing nights, and endless mysteries. Recent photos ...

Pieces of Mercury may have been found on Earth, potentially allowing scientists to study the Solar System's innermost planet.

The nights surrounding June 7 will see Jupiter and Mercury crowd together close to the horizon in the northwestern sky.

They’re not a perfect match, but it’s way too hot on the first planet for us to hop over and confirm for ourselves.

Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so ...

A spacecraft skimmed past Mercury this week, beaming back stunning new images of the surface and showing once again that humankind has a seemingly insatiable longing to understand the universe ...

A bright, yellowish spot in the morning sky is actually Mercury making a rare daytime appearance. Here's how to see it at its highest and brightest this week.

Mercury, the smallest planet in the solar system, is set to inch across the face of the sun in what’s known as a “transit,” and several organizations are planning to broadcast the celestial ...

Scientists have determined that Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, may contain a 10-mile thick mantle layer of diamonds based on data from NASA’s MESSENGER space probe, Space.com reported.

Space's Magnetic Music Heard Near Mercury for First Time. Published Oct 17, 2023 at 11:38 AM EDT Updated Oct 20, 2023 at 8:09 AM EDT. By . Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in ...

BepiColombo will follow a different trajectory on its way to Mercury, delaying the spacecraft’s insertion into orbit around the innermost planet from December 2025 to November 2026, ESA ...