BepiColombo’s mostly chilly trek to Mercury is going to take seven years. Friday’s launch went smoothly with the spacecraft deploying... Read More
Millions of people across the world observed the total lunar eclipse on October 8th. One NASA probe also watched it,... Read More
Now’s your chance to name a crater. Scientists from NASA, John Hopkins and Carnegie are holding a contest to commemorate... Read More
Interested in astronomy? There’s not a better time to get into it. This week will be a great one for... Read More
NASA’s MESSENGER first flew by Mercury on January 14, 2008. It would conduct two more flybys before becoming the first... Read More
MESSENGER’s nearly 11-year mission has come to an end. Yesterday, at 3:26 pm EDT, the spacecraft slammed into the surface... Read More
NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft may no longer be with us, but the information it gathered is still making new discoveries possible.... Read More
Why is the surface of Mercury dark? It’s a question that has stumped scientists for years. The closest planet to... Read More
Mercury definitely isn’t at the top of planets for humans to visit. But if we ever do decide to visit,... Read More
Last year, NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft created one of Mercury’s newest craters when it slammed into the planet’s surface at a... Read More