Which Is the Fastest Planet in the Solar System?

Discover which planet is the fastest in the solar system. Learn why Mercury moves at 47 km/s, has the shortest year, and ...
Duluth News Tribune

Astro Bob: Meet Mercury, a strange little planet

Home to magnetic tornadoes and 800-degree temperatures, Mercury is visible at dusk through mid-month. The Full Pink Moon also joins the scene on April 5. Mercury shows phases like the moon because it ...
Labroots

Mercury - The Forgotten Planet

Mercury, the first planet from the Sun - The Forgotten Planet. With the search for life beyond Earth primarily focusing on Mars and the rest of the solar system, it’s easy to forget about the small ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Mercury could have an 11-mile underground layer of diamonds, researchers say

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. The ...
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T-Minus One Year Until the Most Complex Mission to Mercury Reaches Its Target

A single year is left in the long joruney of the two BepiColombo spacecraft as they try to reach planet Mercury for a truly ...
Hartford Courant

How an increase in the planet’s temperature (and volcanic eruptions) led to extinction of almost all life on Earth

Long before the dinosaurs, a massive volcanic eruption ended almost all life on Earth. It left amphibians and fish dead, as well as just about all the plant life, which was killed off by heavy metals ...