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Mercury may have a 'potentially habitable' region below its surface, salty glaciers suggest
Salty glaciers discovered in craters near Mercury's north pole may have the right conditions for extreme forms of life, new research suggests.
Mercury is still shrinking after billions of years, and scientists can see its 'wrinkles'
The smallest planet in our solar system is getting smaller as heat escapes its core and fresh cracks open on its surface, new research finds.
Mercury reaches its highest point in the sky this weekend. Here's how to see it.
A bright, yellowish spot in the morning sky is actually Mercury making a rare daytime appearance. Here's how to see it at its highest and brightest this week.
See Mercury's giant, comet-like tail in stunning new image as it passes close to the sun
Shortly after Mercury reached its closest point to the sun, its massive, comet-like tail became unusually visible in the night sky and was captured in a stunning new photo.
Mercury: Facts about the smallest planet
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, the fastest planet orbiting the sun and the smallest planet in our solar system.
'Mercury 13' pilot Wally Funk will carry 60 years of history to space on Blue Origin flight
When Amazon founder Jeff Bezos offered her a seat on the first crewed flight of his space tourism enterprise Blue Origin, it was an invitation aviator Wally Funk had waited six decades to receive.
Mercury probe snaps stunning photos of our planet during Earth flyby
A spacecraft bound for Mercury beamed home stunning views of Earth during a crucial flyby conducted early today (April 10).
Weird! Mercury's scorching temps may actually lead to ice.
Could Mercury's close orbit to the sun help the planet generate ice? This sounds like a paradox, but a new study shows how it could happen.
