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.

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

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 ...

Although you might initially think there's been a cosmic mix-up, the reality is that you've stumbled upon Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun. The confusion is understandable since Mercury and ...