The team found that the lineae occurred preferentially on the Sun-facing slopes of the younger impact craters. This suggests ...

Mercury has long been cast as the solar system’s burnout case, a small rocky world that cooled quickly and then froze in ...

Although Mercury was geologically active in its early days, today its surface appears almost completely static. This is why ...

Learn about the bright streaks that may represent recent geological activity on Mercury, which has been considered a dead ...

While Mercury was quite active in its early days, it has been perceived as dead for a long time because of the static appearance of its surface.

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From samurai to skyscrapers and sushi to shrines, this Asian archipelago is the ultimate destination for families with ...

The atmospheric carbon dioxide was thought to be the result of the oxidation of oxygen molecules in the exosphere. As a ...

The smallest planet in our Solar System may be hiding a big secret. Curious bright streaks on Mercury's surface, doodled on ...

The craters bear the names of astronomers who revolutionized our understanding of the night sky.

Mercury is still used in small-scale mining to extract gold from ore in more than 70 countries, despite it contaminating rivers and soils, and being toxic to humans. At the sixth Conference of the ...

BepiColombo is slowly uncovering more and more fun facts about Mercury as it continues its preliminary mission. One of the ...