Mercury
Weight on Other Planets
[/caption] Many children, and even adults, dream of visiting other planets and wonder what it would be like to stand…
Exploration of Mercury
[/caption] As one of the planets visible with the unaided eye, Mercury has been known before recorded history. But until…
Have Humans Visited Mercury?
[/caption] Have astronauts from Earth ever stepped foot on Mercury? No, Mercury has been visited by spacecraft from Earth, but…
Discovery of the Planets
[/caption] We actually only know the exact date of when a few of the planets were discovered. Five of the…
Names of the Planets
[/caption] You may recognize the names of the planets from your high school literature course or a history class. That…
Mercury in Living Color
The MESSENGER science team released more pictures from the Jan. 14 flyby, including what we've all been waiting for, the…
A View of Mercury’s Far Side
Images and data are arriving from MESSENGER's recent flyby of Mercury. Scientists from NASA and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics…
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…