Mercury
Length of Year on Mercury
[/caption] The length of year on Mercury is 87.969 days. In other words, it takes almost 88 Earth days for…
Mercury Revolution
[/caption] In scientific terms, an orbital revolution is the amount of time it takes for one object to orbit completely…
MESSENGER Team Releases First Global Map of Mercury
The first-ever global mosaic map of Mercury was released today, which will be a critical tool for the MESSENGER mission's…
How Long Does it Take Mercury to Orbit the Sun?
[/caption] Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, and so it's the fastest to orbit the Sun. In fact,…
Mercury Gives Up More Secrets to MESSENGER
Even though the MESSENGER spacecraft experienced a "hiccup" during its third and final flyby of Mercury on Sept. 29, scientists…
Massive Mosaic of Mercury
[/caption] If you want to REALLY see Mercury up close and personal, take a look at this absolutely HUGE mosaic…
More New Looks at Mercury from MESSENGER
[/caption]More new images were released today from the MESSENGER spacecraft's third flyby of Mercury. I asked astrophysicist Dr. Jeff Goldstein…
MESSENGER Went Into Safe Mode Approaching Mercury
[/caption] The MESSENGER spacecraft went into safe mode just before its closest approach of Mercury on Sept. 29. Although the…
Third and Final Flyby of Mercury for MESSENGER Next Week
[/caption] Next week, on September 29, 2009 the MESSENGER spacecraft will fly by Mercury for the third and final time,…
Solar System Orbits
[/caption] One of the International Astronomical Union’s (IAU) requirements for a celestial body to be classified as a planet (or…