Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so ...

Despite being covered in impact craters that could potentially send pieces of the planet into space, we have never found a ...

Rocks found on Earth may have originated from Mercury: a potential breakthrough for astronomers.

Scientists may have solved alongstanding mystery in the study of Mercury. For the first time, pieces of the Solar System’s ...

New research suggests that Mercury's crust is shifting and twisting in unexpected ways thanks to the force of the Sun.

Scientists have observed whether the meteorites can reach Earth from Mercury. Over thousands of meteorites from Mars and the ...

Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so meteorites that come from the ...

Mercury is an odd little planet. The closest world to the Sun has some extreme surface structures, steep hills and cliffs, ...

Mercury is a mystery. It’s the smallest planet in our solar system, the closest to the Sun, and one of the most extreme. Its ...

Stargazers can spot Mercury next to a crescent moon on June 26-27. Look west-northwest 45 minutes post-sunset for this rare ...

Bay Area News Group reporter Ryan Macasero covers the San Francisco Peninsula for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. He previously worked as a multimedia reporter and the Visayas bureau chief ...

Nollyanne Delacruz is a Bay Area News Group breaking news reporter based in San Jose who writes for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. She graduated from Cal State Fullerton in December 2023 ...