Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, is only slightly larger than Earth's moon and is pockmarked with craters. The planet is ...

Far smaller and closer to the Sun than it should be, Mercury has long baffled astronomers because it defies much of what we know about planet formation. A new space mission arriving in 2026 might ...

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Mercury will reach its highest point in the evening sky tonight (April 11), with the closest planet to the sun shining brightly. Mercury will climb to an altitude of 17 degrees over the western ...

A layer of diamonds up to 18 kilometers (11 miles) thick could be tucked below the surface of Mercury, the solar system's smallest planet and the closest to the sun, according to new research. The ...

The 2024 astronomical calendar is packed with events; And there's more to look forward to, despite the eclipse and auroras already having passed overhead. Nicknamed the "planet parade," a planetary ...

Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, is only slightly larger than Earth's moon and is pockmarked with craters. The planet is visible to the unaided eye and as such as has long been known to humans.