For many years, scientists viewed Mercury as a world that no longer had an active geological history. The planet appears to ...

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved new names for features on Mercury and agreed on a new theme for fossae on the planet. These newly christened features were discovered from ...

For decades, Mercury has been seen as astatic, heavily cratered planet, a relic of early Solar System history. Its surface, ...

From just 295 kilometers above Mercury's surface, ESA's BepiColombo transfer probe has captured stunning close-up images while on its final flyby of the tiny, sunbaked world. The photos represent a ...

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) recently approved a proposal from the MESSENGER Science Team to confer names on 16 impact craters on Mercury. The newly named craters were imaged during the ...

After only 6 months in orbit around Mercury, NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft is sending back information that has revolutionized the way scientists think about the innermost planet. Analyses of new data ...

Explore the visibility of Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn in February 2026. Discover observation dates, locations and details based on Space.com and NASA data.

The MESSENGER mission provided the first complete orbital characterization of Mercury, surveying its entire surface, studying its core and atmosphere, and building upon the partial coverage achieved ...