The STEREO mission to study the Sun also has observed some unusual comet-like features exhibited by the planet Mercury, with…
[/caption] A new image to add to the family photo album! The MESSENGER spacecraft is working its way to enter…
[/caption] Younger volcanoes, stronger magnetic storms and a more intriguing exosphere: three new papers from data gathered during the MESSENGER…
[/caption] The length of year on Mercury is 87.969 days. In other words, it takes almost 88 Earth days for…
[/caption] In scientific terms, an orbital revolution is the amount of time it takes for one object to orbit completely…
The first-ever global mosaic map of Mercury was released today, which will be a critical tool for the MESSENGER mission's…
[/caption] Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, and so it's the fastest to orbit the Sun. In fact,…
Even though the MESSENGER spacecraft experienced a "hiccup" during its third and final flyby of Mercury on Sept. 29, scientists…
[/caption] If you want to REALLY see Mercury up close and personal, take a look at this absolutely HUGE mosaic…
[/caption]More new images were released today from the MESSENGER spacecraft's third flyby of Mercury. I asked astrophysicist Dr. Jeff Goldstein…