November 2018
BepiColombo – a mission to explore Mercury
... Module (MTM, lower part). During cruise the MMO is shielded by a sunshield (not shown on this image). Understanding Mercury is crucial to developing a better understanding of the early processes in the inner solar system, as this can help scientists...
June 2017
Bepi-Colombo will unveil Mercury’s secrets
... thus making conditions difficult for biological life to develop and persist. Nonetheless, despite its modest gravity, Mercury also has an atmosphere, albeit very tenuous, which is constantly replenished in a way yet to be clarified, and its craters...
27 March 2020
Mercury's crust could have had episodic habitable conditions, new study says
... basin recognised on the Moon, is thought to have led to an epoch of volcanic activity, so it could be that the same occurred on Mercury, with the Caloris impact spreading volcanic hotspots around the planet. However the really interesting upshot...
21 November 2016
The grandest of canyons is found on Mercury with the aid of MESSENGER
...floor of the newly discovered valley is one giant piece of Mercury's thick lithosphere that has dropped between the two faults. Nonetheless...works if it is assumed that like most planets, Mercury has been steadily cooling since its formation. However, ...
11 November 2019
Rare transit of Mercury happening soon!
...but the next one won’t be until 2032. Because of Mercury's small size and substantial distance from Earth, it will ...place. Skywatchers must use special sun-viewing lenses to safely observe Mercury's transit, or if you want to play it safe or can...
May 2016
Rare Mercury transit complete
...a very small part of the Sun was blocked out. Mercury's transit across the Sun. Image Credit NASA/Paris Observatory ... accessible to everyone." Due to its close proximity to the Sun, Mercury is literally a planet of two halves - during the day, half ...
