When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. It should also be physically possible for such debris to reach the Earth from Mercury, another ...

If you've never sighted this rocky little world for yourself, you'll never get a better opportunity than right now to see it.

Of the seven Earth-sized worlds orbiting the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, one planet in particular has attracted the attention ...

The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury blasted off on an Ariane 5 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou at 01:45:28 GMT on 20 October on its exciting mission to study the mysteries of the Solar ...

The elusive planet Mercury reaches its furthest point from the sun on Friday (Jan. 12), with this separation allowing skywatchers a chance to spot the tiny planet. The fact that Mercury is the closest ...

How do you explore the interior of a planet without ever touching down on it? Start by watching the way the planet spins, then measure how your spacecraft orbits it — very, very carefully. This is ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The composite image shows seven of the solar system's planets from Earth, after sundown on Feb.