Pieces of Mercury may have been found on Earth, potentially allowing scientists to study the Solar System's innermost planet.

Scientists may have solved alongstanding mystery in the study of Mercury. For the first time, pieces of the Solar System’s ...

(CNN) — Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, ... “When I started working as project scientist on BepiColombo in January 2008, ...

The BepiColombo space mission made its first flyby of Mercury around 7:34 p.m. ET on Friday and passed within 124 miles (200 kilometers) of the planet’s surface. BepiColombo will collect science ...

But why Mercury? It is a puzzling planet. ... October 23, you will be able to listen to some beautiful, evocative music that the planet has inspired as part of the Planets 2018 project.

The $1.9 billion BepiColombo project is only the second, after NASA's MESSENGER mission, ... which allows us to capture with the small gravity of planet Mercury against the big sun.

Mercury's location has made it very difficult for scientists to study. One reason is the heat. Spacecraft approaching the planet need to be able to withstand scorching temperatures as they wander ...

The planet Mercury is often cited as the most difficult of the five brightest naked-eye planets to see. ... To find out Joe's latest project, visit him on Twitter. Read more.

With Mercury sitting above a nearly vertical evening ecliptic, this will be the best appearance of the planet in 2019 for Northern Hemisphere observers. The optimal viewing times fall between 6:15 ...

Mercury will be the hardest planet to see, being located in a bright part of the sky. While the planet may be visible to the naked eye, binoculars may help to locate it, as well as Venus.