A European-Japanese space mission will reach Mercury in 2026, carrying instruments designed to answer a question that has quietly unsettled planetary science for decades: how does a planet like this ...

What type of impact created Mercury’s giant core and thin crust? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated the impact processes ...

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Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so meteorites that come from the moon and Mars. This is probably a result of ...

Based on my research, which include image composites of two flyby views of Mercury from the MESSENGER spacecraft, I conclude that Mercury has not cooled and shrunken as much as previously thought.

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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, CA – November 28, 2025 – Proteus Space announced the successful launch and first contact of MERCURY ONE, its inaugural four-payload ESPA class spacecraft. MERCURY ONE ...

This striking view of Mercury is located near the rim of the large Caloris basin. The rim of Caloris is marked by hills and mountains, some of which can be seen in the distance in this image. Image ...

Those were the words Alan Shepard used 60 years ago Wednesday to note his cockpit timepiece had begun running. This meant his Redstone rocket booster had left the ground sending him and his one-man ...

This quiz will explore the facts, the fun and the fascinating quirks of our solar system's speedster. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Although NASA’s Project Mercury and SpaceShipOne served very different objectives, a closer look reveals that both missions were powered by equal parts of competition, innovation, and a strong dose of ...