made its fourth pass by Mercury on September 4. At its nearest point, the vessel flew 103 miles above the planet’s surface, snapping highly detailed photos of its cratered crust along the way.

Much closer to the horizon and a distinct reddish color, the planet Mercury isn’t on most people’s observing lists. In fact, a professional astronomer last year told me it was impossible to ...

Formal data collection is scheduled to begin on April 4, but NASA has released additional satellite photos of the hottest planet in our solar system. Here's Mercury. The white spot is a 50-mile ...

Not many spacecraft visit Mercury, the closest planet to the sun. But in 2013, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft — short for ...

And I’ve collected some photos and videos that you may have ... A viral image purporting to show the surface of the planet Mercury The Twitter account Amazing Astronomy is filled with all ...

Mercury has made a rare transit, where the planet passes across the face of the Sun as seen from Earth. During the transit, Mercury appeared as a dark silhouetted disc against the bright surface ...

when NASA's Messenger probe took one last look at the planet's craters before crashing into its surface. BepiColombo's Mercury photos are so detailed that scientists can identify particular ...

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and Mercury retrograde is an optical illusion which occurs three or four times a year, making the planet appear to move in the opposite direction than it ...

Space exploration often reveals unexpected surprises. In June 2023, during its flyby of Mercury, the BepiColombo mission collected information about the planet's magnetic field. These observations ...