New study finds solid diamonds beneath Mercury’s surface. Credit: NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / CC BY 2.0 A new study suggests Mercury might have a thick layer of ...

it has been assumed that the new mercury surface exposed in the jet is uncharged, and that the charging of the surface takes place comparatively slowly, so that if the drops follow one another ...

Mercury, the innermost planet in our solar system, is full of surprises! Join us for an in-depth look at its physical characteristics, surface features, and mysterious magnetic field, all captured in ...

Despite this relatively low resolution, the images are still scientifically valuable as they show many of the planet’s surface features. There won’t be any more close-up images of Mercury from ...

packing some pretty extreme features into its tiny frame. It zips around the Sun in just 88 Earth days, making its year the shortest of all the planets. Despite being so close to the Sun, Mercury has ...

Mercury's surface can reach a blistering 800 degrees Fahrenheit (430 degrees Celsius) during the day, according to NASA. But the planet lacks an atmosphere to hold that heat in — so, on Mercury ...

Flying over Mercury's north pole gave the ... still scientifically valuable as they show many of the planet’s surface features. This is one of a series of images taken by the ESA/JAXA ...

This image of Mercury's surface was taken by M-CAM 1 on board ... s origin and evolution and its internal structure, geological features, composition, and craters. They will also study its ...

and it features linear troughs radiating from the point of impact. Roughly in the center, Mercury’s surface is marked by a relatively bright boomerang-shaped streak of lava. According to the ...

Europa has linear features, Enceladus has tiger-like stripes, and Mercury has curved, step-like structures. Neutron stars with mountains may have analogous types of surface features that could be ...

Scientists hope to use these probes to characterize Mercury's magnetic field, surface features, and internal structure. Editor's Note: The original headline of this story has been updated to ...

Mariner 10 showed us that Mercury’s surface is cratered and barren, lacking any atmosphere but possessing a huge metal core. MESSENGER revealed dormant volcanoes, water ice hiding in shadowed ...