Mercury
News items about Mercury
May 24, 2011
Some of the new images from the MESSENGER spacecraft in orbit around the planet
May 13, 2011
"Mercury as seen by the MESSENGER spacecraft in 2008, as it flew by the planet for the first time."
Apr 29, 2011
"This image shows a currently unnamed crater with an 'X' emblazoned on it."
Apr 20, 2011
"The MESSENGER spacecraft is still happily orbiting Mercury since its orbit insertion in mid-March, and here are some of the latest images sent back from the first rock from the Sun."
Mar 2, 2011
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Sep 24, 2010
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Sep 23, 2010
"Two NASA satellites peering at the sun have snapped photos of Mercury's long, comet-like tail, and it took an interested amateur to bring the pictures to light."
Jul 20, 2010
"Images suggest that Mercury was volcanically active well into its middle age, given that it formed 4.5 billion years ago with the rest of the solar system."
Jul 16, 2010
"Analysis of data from MESSENGER's third and final flyby of Mercury in September 2009 has revealed evidence of younger volcanism on the innermost planet than previously recognized, new information about magnetic substorms, and the first observations of emission from an ionized species in Mercury's very thin atmosphere or exosphere."
Mar 19, 2010
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) recently approved a proposal from the MESSENGER Science Team to confer names on 10 impact craters on Mercury.
