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New research reveals that Mercury has contracted far more than scientists previously believed, hidden beneath billions of years of asteroid debris. A groundbreaking mission arriving this year will give us unprecedented answers about our solar system's smallest planet.
A European spacecraft just completed an 8-year, 6-billion-mile journey to become only the third mission ever to reach Mercury. The successful arrival marks a major milestone in exploring our solar system's least understood inner planet.
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After traveling through space for eight years, two spacecraft have begun their arrival at Mercury, the solar system's least explored inner planet. The mission will unlock secrets about our mysterious planetary neighbor starting in 2027.
After traveling through space since 2018, two spacecraft will finally begin exploring Mercury's mysteries in 2027. The BepiColombo mission promises to unlock secrets about our solar system's smallest and least-explored planet.
After eight years of traveling through space, the BepiColombo mission has successfully deployed its twin science orbiters at Mercury. Two spacecraft are now preparing to unlock secrets of our solar system's smallest, most mysterious planet.
After nearly seven years of journeying through space, two spacecraft are finally arriving at Mercury, our solar system's most mysterious inner planet. Europe and Japan's joint mission will unlock secrets of the least explored world close to home.
After eight years of spaceflight, Europe's BepiColombo mission is days away from splitting into two probes to study Mercury, one of our solar system's most mysterious planets. The ambitious mission will unlock secrets about the scorching hot world that telescopes on Earth simply cannot see.
Scientists discovered that a single massive asteroid impact could have delivered and spread Mercury's polar water ice in just 176 Earth days. New simulations show how the closest planet to the sun ended up with vast frozen water deposits despite scorching 800-degree temperatures.
Researchers at Rice University recreated Mercury's mysterious surface rocks in their lab using a meteorite recipe, unlocking secrets about our solar system's most elusive planet. The breakthrough reveals how sulfur transforms planetary surfaces in ways never seen on Earth.
Millions of people across North America can witness a rare celestial event tonight as the Moon passes directly in front of Mercury, with the best views in decades for those watching from Mexico and the southwestern United States. Even if you miss the full occultation, the pairing of a bright crescent Moon with Mercury creates a stunning sight worth stepping outside to see.
Skywatchers will witness a stunning celestial pairing on February 18th when a paper-thin crescent Moon drifts just minutes away from Mercury at sunset. Five planets will crowd the western sky in this rare alignment that marks the unofficial arrival of spring.