Mercury glass has come a long way since the days it was made using actual mercury. Nowadays, authentic mercury glass is made ...
The image below shows a view of Mercury's surface as BepiColombo crossed the "terminator line," the dividing line between the planet's night side and day side. Breaking space news, the latest ...
The BepiColombo spacecraft is due to start orbiting Mercury next year, but a recent flyby has captured breathtaking images of its pockmarked surface ...
Mercury's surface can reach a blistering 800 degrees Fahrenheit (430 degrees Celsius) during the day, according to NASA. But the planet lacks an atmosphere to hold that heat in — so, on Mercury ...