As the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury is exposed to the star's enormous gravitational field. And it's really stressful.

Credit: Jared Collins Both meteorites contain olivine and pyroxene, minor albitic plagioclase and oldhamite. Such features ...

Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, is a world of blazing heat, freezing nights, and endless mysteries. Recent photos ...

Both meteorites contain olivine and pyroxene, minor albitic plagioclase and oldhamite. Such features are consistent with ...

A new study details the findings of two meteorites that likely originated from Mercury and might provide clues about its ...

The impact that carved out the moon's huge South Pole-Aitken basin may explain the puzzling differences between the lunar ...

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A unique nanostructure in their skin that produces their iconic blue coloration may also enable them to change color.

Mercury moves super fast around the Sun, finishing its year in just 88 Earth days. The planet has crazy temperature swings, going from super hot to super cold. Even though it’s near the Sun, Mercury ...

Their mineralogy and surface composition also exhibit intriguing similarities to Mercury's crust. So this has prompted us to speculate about a possible Mercurian origin. Both meteorites contain ...

In 1975, a meet-up between American and Soviet spacefarers in orbit showed that the superpowers could work together. Its ...

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