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.

Of Interest: This high-resolution enhanced color view of Kuiper crater shows not just the bright rays that extend out from this relatively young crater but also the redder color of Kuiper’s ejecta ...

Catch a glimpse of the fastest plant in the solar system this month.

The Mercury dropped the second part of their revamped team branding, unveiling the jerseys and shorts that will be worn by ...

NASA has just released more images of Mercury as seen by the MESSENGER spacecraft, and they’re pretty cool: Anything white in the image reflects all light equally, but something blue means that the ...

Using colorized topography, Mercury's 'great valley' (dark blue) and Rembrandt impact basin (purple, upper right) are revealed in this high-resolution digital elevation model merged with an image ...