Mercury is the innermost and smallest of the eight major planets in our Solar System, orbiting closest to the Sun. Though only slightly larger than Earth’s Moon, Mercury endures some of the most ...

'These processes are a universal mechanism for aurora generation.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The way in which the radiant ...

This is the story of our cosmic neighborhood's front row. We explore the four rocky planets forged in the sun's heat: ...

The Planetary Data System (PDS), which archives and distributes data from all of NASA’s planetary missions, today released data collected during MESSENGER’s thirteenth through eighteenth month in ...

Approximately 4.5 billion years ago, a cold cloud of gas and dust buried deep in one of the Milky Way galaxy’s spiral arms started to collapse. From there, gravity worked its magic. The cloud began to ...

On January 3, 2023, Solar Orbiter witnessed a transit of Mercury. The smallest and innermost planet of our solar system was in front of the Sun from the vantage point of the space mission, which is a ...

New research explains how meteorites called aubrites may actually be shattered pieces of the planet closest to the sun from the early days of the solar system. By Jonathan O’Callaghan Mercury does not ...

Mercury's transit will help Solar Orbiter scientist to calibrate the spacecraft's instruments. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Mercury, the innermost planet of our Solar System, exhibits a uniquely dynamic magnetosphere that, despite its relatively weak intrinsic magnetic field, undergoes rapid and complex interactions with ...

Mercury, typically classified as the Solar System’s innermost planet, is displaying features more commonly associated with comets. On 3, Steven Bellavia captured an image from Surry, Virginia, ...