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

Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system and the one closest to the Sun, has long baffled scientists with its twisted ...

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Debris from Mercury's heavily cratered surface could have reached Earth, so why haven't we found meteorites from the ...

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

Thursday’s flyby was the fourth of six planned around Mercury, with BepiColombo grazing the planet just 103 miles above its surface. The images it sends back from these close encounters, Dr ...

Mercury could have a thick underground layer of diamonds, scientists say. Some of the stones may have found their way to the surface, according to a recent study.

Mercury, the solar system’s smallest planet, may have vast riches beneath its surface, according to a stunning discovery by a NASA spacecraft.

As on most other rocky planets, the water on Mercury probably came from asteroids that crash-landed onto the surface. This water hides in Mercury’s craters, untampered with since primordial times.

From its "absurd" core to the baffling chemical composition of its surface, Mercury is full of surprises – not least the planet's origins. But some answers could be held in rocks found in Cyprus ...

The BepiColombo orbiter completed its third of six planned Mercury flybys, hugging the planet from 150 miles above ground and overcoming the powerful gravitational pull of the sun.