Watch the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission flyby the closest planet to the sun in this set of images captured. It was the 3rd ...

They’re not a perfect match, but it’s way too hot on the first planet for us to hop over and confirm for ourselves.

Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, is a world of blazing heat, freezing nights, and endless mysteries. Recent photos ...

As the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury is exposed to the star's enormous gravitational field. And it's really stressful.

Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so ...

Until we visit Mercury and bring back material, it will be extremely difficult to assess a meteorite-planet link. The ...

A couple of meteorite samples currently being investigated could be the first pieces of Mercury on Earth. Ben Rider-Stokes, a ...

For folks in the United States, July evenings mean 4th of July fireworks. While you're waiting for the show, be sure to watch ...

Until we visit Mercury and bring back material, it will be extremely difficult to assess a meteorite-planet link. The BepiColombo space mission , by the European and Japanese space agencies, is now in ...

Rocks found on Earth may have originated from Mercury: a potential breakthrough for astronomers.

Meteorites from Mercury have never been found on Earth. But two pieces discovered in the Sahara desert might be remnants of ...