We’re almost out of the woods — the worst-ever Mercury in retrograde is finally coming to an end

Folks, we’re almost out of the woods. On Friday, March 20, Mercury, our planet of the mind and mouth and the mischief that ...
Space.com

First close-up pictures of Mercury from BepiColombo hint at answers to the planet's secrets

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. David Rothery, Professor of Planetary Geosciences, ...
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Stargazing in February: Mercury – a planet of extremes

It’s a world where the Sun stops in the sky at noon and spins a small circle. Where you’d celebrate your annual birthday twice every day. In places, it’s as cold as the temperature of liquid air; ...
The Conversation

BepiColombo’s first close‑up pictures of Mercury’s surface hint at answers to the planet’s secrets

David Rothery is Professor of Planetary Geosciences at the Open University. He is co-leader of the European Space Agency's Mercury Surface and Composition Working Group, and a Co-Investigator on MIXS ...