One week ago, the MESSENGER spacecraft transmitted to Earth the first high-resolution image of Mercury by a spacecraft in over 30 years since the three Mercury flybys of Mariner 10 in 1974 and 1975.

If Mars is the red planet, Mercury could take the title for 'rainbow planet,' according to new images released by NASA. The pictures were taken by the space probe MESSENGER, short for — Mercury ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new video by a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mercury is showing the closest planet to the sun like ...

This colorful view of Mercury was produced by using images from the color base map imaging campaign during MESSENGER’s primary mission. These colors are not what Mercury would look like to the human ...

The MESSENGER spacecraft is the first ever to orbit the planet Mercury, and the spacecraft's seven scientific instruments and radio science investigation are unraveling the history and evolution of ...

MESSENGER last year revealed another side of Mercury, color-enhanced to show the differences in surface geology. NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of ...

NANTES, France—NASA's Messenger spacecraft has been orbiting Mercury for more than six months, but that's all in a day's work, Mercury time. If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our ...

Oct. 9 (UPI) --Scientists with the European Space Agency have rendered the dull, gray world of Mercury in bright colors as part of a new mapping effort in preparation for next year's BepiColombo ...

WINTER PARK, Fla. - The metal in your mouth that's designed to relieve your tooth troubles, could be harming your health. As a kid, Sharon Cloer had close to 10 fillings. As an adult, she believes ...

One week ago, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft transmitted to Earth the first high-resolution image of Mercury by a spacecraft in over 30 years, since the three Mercury flybys of Mariner 10 in 1974 and ...