A European-Japanese spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury's north pole as part of only the second human survey of our solar system's innermost planet. The ...

Craters at Mercury's north pole are visible just left of the "terminator ... Those eternally dark areas are some of the coldest places in the solar system, despite the fact that Mercury is ...

The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles (295 kilometers) above Mercury's night side before passing directly over the planet's north pole. The European Space Agency ...

A spacecraft has sent back some of the most detailed and breathtaking images of Mercury's north pole ... one of the most enigmatic in our solar system. The spacecraft is on track to enter orbit ...

A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury's north pole.The European ... shadowed craters at the top of our solar system's smallest, innermost planet.Cameras ...