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 BepiColombo spacecraft has captured stunning new photos of Mercury's alien surface, from its icy craters to its sun-baked plains. On January 8, the spacecraft passed the tiny planet for the sixth ...

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Two new papers from members of the MESSENGER Science Team provide global-scale maps of Mercury’s surface chemistry that reveal previously unrecognized geochemical terranes large regions that have ...

Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system and the one closest to the Sun, has long baffled scientists with its twisted, fractured surface. Towering cliffs, deep ridges, and sprawling fracture ...

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 ...