By eye, Mercury is a relatively uniform grey with splotches of variation in brightness. But MESSENGER's sensitive cameras have filters on them which isolate different colors, and when put together and ...

Unmasking the secrets of Mercury, in color. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 04 / 150428165120.htm. NASA. "Unmasking the secrets of Mercury, in ...

Mercury reaches its point of greatest eastern elongation on Friday (July 4), presenting an excellent opportunity to spot the ...

Mercury is a mystery. It’s the smallest planet in our solar system, the closest to the Sun, and one of the most extreme. Its ...

Mercury's last perihelion was on April 1, and therefore it was 16 days past perihelion on April 17. The next perihelion will occur in late June, with the tail next appearing the brightest in July.

BepiColombo, a joint European-Japanese mission, completed its latest flyby of Mercury, sending back a sneak peek of the cratered planet it will begin to orbit in 2026.