Scientists have long puzzled over the shade of the planet closest to the Sun. Mercury's surface appears remarkably dark, but why? Thanks to data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft that orbited the ...

A rare magnetic signal revealed lithium on Mercury, showing the planet is still being reshaped by meteoroid strikes.

Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, is a world of extremes and unanswered questions. Though it resembles the Moon with its cratered surface, Mercury is far from ordinary. It’s the smallest planet ...

Mercury is one of the least visited planets in our solar system, but NASA’s MESSENGER mission changed that in 2011. It remains the only spacecraft to orbit the planet, capturing thousands of ...

Researchers have found that several volcanic deposits on Mercury's surface require mantle melting to have started close to the planet's core-mantle boundary, which lies only 400 km below the ...

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

Mercury has a very diverse surface, with some areas boasting young-looking terrain and others that are heavily cratered, but scientists couldn't explain why the planet's surface had such stark ...

Although aubrites do not exhibit chemical or spectral (the study of how light is broken up by wavelength) similarities with Mercury's surface, it has been hypothesized that they may derive from the ...

As the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury is exposed to the star's enormous gravitational field. And it's really stressful.

New Mercury surface composition maps illuminate the planet's history. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 03 / 150313110434.htm ...

New photos of the baked planet Mercury, the closest world to our sun, have revealed odd formations that look uncannily like cosmic pies, evidence of potential "ghost" craters hidden underground ...

NASA researchers have found that several volcanic deposits on Mercury's surface require mantle melting to have started close to the planet's core-mantle boundary, which lies only 400km below the ...