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They’re not a perfect match, but it’s way too hot on the first planet for us to hop over and confirm for ourselves.
Scientists may have solved alongstanding mystery in the study of Mercury. For the first time, pieces of the Solar System’s ...
The meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 7325 was initially proposed as a possible fragment of Mercury. However, its mineralogy ...
Radar and gravity records from NASA’s Magellan orbiter show that Venus' surface is still shifting and is not geologically ...
To study Mercury's volcanic past, Pommier's collaborators synthesized Mercury-like glasses—artificial lavas based on MESSENGER data—and analyzed them using high-resolution tools including ...
It remains the only spacecraft to orbit the planet, capturing thousands of high-resolution images. The probe revealed unexpected surface diversity and mysterious ray systems.
BepiColombo, a joint European-Japanese mission, completed its latest flyby of Mercury, sending back a sneak peek of the cratered planet it will begin to orbit in 2026.
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 ...
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.