It shouldn’t be very easy to find ice on Mercury. It’s true that temperatures on the planet’s night side drop to -280°F (-173°C), but daytime temperatures soar to a hellish 800°F (427°C) or so, and ...

Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, has captivated scientists due to its extreme temperatures, dense iron-rich core, magnetic field, and distinctive geological features. Recent research ...

Most people learned in school that Mercury is just a small, scorched planet close to the Sun. But NASA’s MESSENGER mission uncovered a world full of surprises: water ice at the poles, strange hollows ...