Mercury’s surface might not be quite so terra firma, at least on geologic timescales. Scientists have long suspected that many of Mercury’s signature terrains have been shaped by volcanic debris from ...

Mercury, the innermost planet of our Solar System is a grey, barren world to our human eyes. In stark contrast, this map shows a portion of the surface in a patchwork of colour, each shade ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The BepiColombo spacecraft snaps rare close-up images of Mercury during a planned gravity-assist flyby. Credit: ESA / JAXA A robotic spacecraft just had a close encounter with Mercury and beamed back ...

Washington - While it seems like a geologically dead planet today, early in its history tiny Mercury may have been a Calderon of volcanic activity, Nasa scientists said on Wednesday. Data from the US ...

6 August 2009, Rio de Janeiro: Saturn’s haze-enshrouded moon Titan turns out to have much in common with Earth in the way that weather and geology shape its terrain, according to two pieces of ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A car-sized NASA spacecraft zoomed above the surface of Mercury on Monday, viewing rocky terrain never before seen up close on our solar system's sun-baked innermost planet, ...