Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.
An curved arrow pointing right. This is the first complete topographic map of Mercury. It reveals the lowest and highest points on the planet as well as unprecedented detail Mercury's north pole.
Mercury has the shortest and fastest orbit around the Sun and experiences dramatic temperature changes as it rotates. It is a world of extremes. Explore facts about our solar system's fastest planet.
Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you ...
Anyone with any kind of planet ... Mercury from 1974-75 while NASA’s MESSENGER mission mapped it from 2008-2015. An upcoming mission from the European Space Agency called BepiColumbo will map ...
New images of the planet Mercury taken by a robotic spacecraft have just been released — and they show the scorched world in fascinating up-close detail. SEE ALSO: Is Mercury in retrograde?