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

Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system and the one closest to the Sun, has long baffled scientists with its twisted ...

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From this close distance, BepiColombo captured images of Mercury’s cratered surface, starting with the planet’s cold, permanently dark night side near the north pole before moving toward its ...

Mercury moves super fast around the Sun, finishing its year in just 88 Earth days. The planet has crazy temperature swings, ...

Shrinking planet Mercury is still getting smaller, new research finds The first evidence of Mercury's shrinkage came in 1974 when the Mariner 10 mission transmitted pictures to Earth By David Rothery ...

MERTIS’ data indicated the surface of Mercury was 788° Fahrenheit (420° Celsius) at the time of the flyby. Testing different minerals in lab settings and seeing how they glow at mid-infrared ...

Mercury is a mystery. It’s the smallest planet in our solar system, the closest to the Sun, and one of the most extreme. Its ...

It seems like it should be pretty easy to get to Mercury.The little rocky planet is so much closer to Earth than distant destinations like Jupiter, where we’ve successfully sent multiple ...

A layer of diamonds up to 18 kilometers (11 miles) thick could be tucked below the surface of Mercury, the solar system's smallest planet and the closest to the sun, according to new research.

Using data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, scientists have determined that the solar system's tiniest planet, Mercury, hides a not-so-tiny secret: a 10-mile-thick mantle of diamond.

For such a small planet, Mercury boasts a disproportionately powerful magnetic field. ... 2015, when the spacecraft smashed into Mercury's surface at more than 8,000 miles per hour.