Mercury is a planet of extremes. With a total volume little more than the Moon, it is the smallest planet in the Solar System and is situated the closest to the Sun. Mercury has no atmosphere to ...

Mercury has shrunk by7 km. Most of this happened long ago, but now we have evidence that it continues. Mercury: shrinking planet is still getting smaller – new research ...

At this time, Mercury, also the smallest planet in the solar system, will have a magnitude of around -0.5, with the minus prefix indicating a particularly bright object over Earth.

Because Mercury rules the mind and communication, Mercury retrograde can be a time for mental reflection. Planets experiencing retrogrades in 2023 This year, every planet in our solar system will ...

Queen, formed in 1970 and fronted by the late Freddie Mercury, has defined British rock with some of the most iconic singles, ranging from “Killer Queen” to “Don’t Stop Me Now.” ...

The probe took a picture of Mercury while flying by the planet in 2021, but it is due to return to take higher-resolution pictures in late 2025, early 2026.

Mercury is the innermost and smallest of the eight planets. Outwardly, it bears a strong resemblance to Earth's Moon, but the planet differs considerably from it in terms of its structure and ...

Mercury will retrograde from Dec. 13 through Jan. 2 in the last of four times it appears to move backward in the sky this year. Every planet has in our solar system has retrograded for at least ...

On "Face It Alone" — a lost Queen track from 1989's "The Miracle" — Freddie Mercury seems to be facing his impending death from AIDS-related complications in 1991.

New images of Mercury's surface have been released by the ESA, taken by the BepiColombo mission as it passed close to the planet's surface.