New images of the planet Mercury taken by a robotic spacecraft have just been released — and they show the scorched world in fascinating up-close detail. The European Space Agency (ESA ...

ESA/BepiColombo/MTM The European Space Agency (ESA)’s BepiColombo mission has made another flyby of Mercury, capturing fascinating images of this lesser-studied inner planet. On January 8 ...

The flyby images, all black-and-white 1024x1024 ... flyby image showcases the Nathair Facula near Mercury’s upper edge, the site of the planet’s largest volcanic explosion.

A European-Japanese spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury's north pole as part of only the second human survey of our solar system's innermost planet.

Bonus: there are some incredible images of the planet from this flyby, from the closest vantage point any spacecraft has had around Mercury. “Mercury is a surprise. Every flyby was different ...

(AP) - A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury ... (295 kilometers) above Mercury's night side before passing directly over the planet's north pole.

While we’ve enjoyed a six-planet alignment since mid-January, Mercury joins the celestial lineup on Feb ... Don’t miss this ...

But of these planets, which is nearest to the sun? Mercury is a strange little world. There are some craters on its surface that never see sunlight. It also has the most extreme temperatures of ...

A European-Japanese spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury's north pole as part of only the second human survey of our solar system's innermost planet. The ...