Blacksburg, Va. – Patterns of scalloped-edged cliffs or lobate scarps on Mercury’s surface are thrust faults that are consistent with the planet shrinking and cooling with time. However, compression ...
From just 295 kilometers above Mercury's surface, ESA's BepiColombo transfer probe has captured stunning close-up images while on its final flyby of the tiny, sunbaked world. The photos represent a ...
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved new names for features on Mercury and agreed on a new theme for fossae on the planet. These newly christened features were discovered from ...
A NASA spacecraft gliding over Mercury’s battered surface for the second time this year revealed more previously unseen real estate on the innermost planet. The probe also produced several science ...
Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? For a long time, researchers have known that Mercury shrunk over the course of ...
After only 6 months in orbit around Mercury, NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft is sending back information that has revolutionized the way scientists think about the innermost planet. Analyses of new data ...
A spacecraft has sent back beautiful new close-up images of the planet Mercury from just 125 miles/200 kilometers away. BepiColumbo—a joint mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan ...
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