Mercury
A Winged MESSENGER Flies By Mercury
On January 14 the MESSENGER spacecraft skimmed just 200 kilometers (124 miles) above the surface of Mercury in the first…
MESSENGER Flyby of Mercury January 14th
If you thought you were good at pool, think again: in a game of interplanetary billiards, the MESSENGER team has…
Podcast: Mercury
We're still digging through the thousands of comments and suggestions from the listener survey but we hear your requests and…
MESSENGER’s Farewell Venus Video
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft made its second and final flyby with the planet Venus on June 5th, 2007. It captured images…
Flyby Images of Venus from MESSENGER
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft made its second flyby of Venus earlier in June, and scientists have now released the images. The…
Mercury is Soft in the Middle
A team of astronomers has discovered that tiny Mercury has a molten core, just like our own planet. The discovery…
Europe Approves its Mercury Mission
Although NASA has its Messenger spacecraft headed towards the planet Mercury, the European Space Agency is planning a mission of…
Mercury’s Transit Captured by Hinode
The Japanese solar observing spacecraft Hinode captured this photograph of Mercury's transit this week. Hinode, formerly known as Solar B,…
Photos of Mercury’s Transit
I don't know about you, but I wasn't able to watch the Mercury transit directly. Fortunately, our hardworking friends in…
MESSENGER Flips Over to Get Some Shade
As NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft gets closer to Mercury, it's also flying closer to the Sun. And temperatures are rising. The…