Turns out, it's as tough to drop inward into the inner solar system, as it is to head outward. The problem stems from losing ...

"What surprised us, at the end, was how effective this type of impact could be in explaining Mercury's unusual structure ...

The planet Mercury is mainly made up of iron ... BepiColombo is a joint space mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), currently proposed to be ...

and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for planet Mercury exploration. The launch was broadcast live on JAXA's official website. "The mission comprises two science orbiters: ESA's ...

It is 66 years since the 'Mercury Seven', NASA's first astronauts. On April 9, 1959, NASA unveiled the seven astronauts who would be part of the historic Mercury Project, a pioneer ...

On April 9, 1959, NASA introduced its very first astronaut class. This dashing group of young men is known as the Mercury 7. They were all military test pilots before they were chosen for the job ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The nominee for NASA’s top job, billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman, outlined his vision for ...

Also in the morning sky is little Mercury, but traditionally for Northern Hemisphere observers, morning apparitions of this planet are very difficult to see in the spring because of its propensity ...