In Mercury Rising, historian Jeff Shesol recalls the early days of the U.S. space program, when Cold War fears ruled and no one was sure John Glenn would survive America's first orbital flight.

They’re not a perfect match, but it’s way too hot on the first planet for us to hop over and confirm for ourselves.

The MESSENGER spacecraft, orbiting Mercury for nearly a year now, took this pretty nifty shot of the tiniest planet’s south polar region, showing deep, dark craters in the Goethe basin: This ...

The Mercury used a second straight dominant fourth quarter to secure their third consecutive win, 81-74, over Atlanta. “We don’t want it to come to that,” guard Skylar Diggins-Smith said.

Mercury runs hot and cold. Air Date: October 6, 2017. Listen 5:30. Perspective view of Mercury's topography (NASA). Today, Dave and Dr. Pitts are stopping by the ice craters of Mercury, the planet ...

The nation honors Veterans Day, a record-setting cold front hits the U.S., a rare mercury transit and more things you need to know Monday.

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DeWanna Bonner scored 19 points as the Connecticut Sun took control in the second quarter and stayed unbeaten with a 70-47 victory over the visiting Phoenix Mercury Tuesday night in Uncasville, Conn.