Today's mission, which Rocket Lab calls "The Lightning God Reigns," successfully sent the QPS-SAR-9 satellite to a circular ...

The two will separate and spend a year in orbit studying Mercury. This science phase could be extended to a second year. "We get to fly our world-class science laboratory through diverse and ...

Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are frequently seen in the night sky. But because Venus and Mercury orbit closer to the sun than Earth, with smaller, faster orbits, it's more rare for them to make an ...

When BepiColombo settles into orbit around Mercury in late 2026 ... to more than 400 degrees Celsius (752 degrees Fahrenheit) in the lab, then measured the mid-infrared radiation they emit.

Mercury has the shortest and fastest orbit around the Sun and experiences dramatic temperature changes as it rotates. It is a world of extremes. Explore facts about our solar system's fastest planet.

Sir Peter Beck, Rocket Lab Founder and CEO, said, "Now, just over a year later, we have a third mission on orbit after bringing another one safely back home." The new mission is underway on orbit ...