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 ...

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

Although Venus approaches Earth closely at times, Mercury is on average the planet nearest to us over time.

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Skygazers, mark your calendars because one of the coolest celestial events is coming around again toward the end of February.

A rare triple conjunction of Venus, Mars and Mercury is happening on the opposite side of the solar system to where Earth is, ...