Mercury
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By Robert Lea Published
Wrinkles on the surface of Mercury have revealed that the closest planet to the sun is shrinking faster than scientists thought.

By Meghan Bartels Published
After an 8-year trek to Mercury, BepiColombo will finally split into two spacecraft ready to track down the secrets of the least-explored planet in the inner solar system.

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
Mercury may have gotten much of its polar ice within a single Mercurian day following a massive asteroid impact, a new study suggests.

By Sarah Stanley Published
Mercury is still shrinking as it cools in the aftermath of its formation; new research narrows down estimates of just how much it has contracted.

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
This quiz will explore the facts, the fun and the fascinating quirks of our solar system's speedster, Mercury

By Kiona N. Smith Published
The BepiColombo spacecraft has captured the 1st mid-infrared portrait of Mercury.

By Brett Tingley Published
The European-Japanese BepiColombo probe made a close flyby of Mercury on Dec. 1, 2024 and captured an image of the planet.

By Robert Lea Published
The secrets of Mercury's strange magnetic bubble are gradually being unlocked by the BepiColombo spacecraft as it makes its rapid flybys of the world.
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