A new study suggests that our solar system’s smallest planet has shrunk by up to 30 percent since its birth roughly 4.5 billion years ago ...

There’s less Mercury in the system. Scientists found that Mercury, the solar system’s smallest planet, is shrinking far faster than previously believed, offering a never-before-seen window into the ...

The smallest planet in the Solar System may have shrunk more than previously thought over the course of its history. Scientists now estimate that Mercury may have lost up to 23 kilometers in diameter ...

A new study suggests that little, wrinkly Mercury is shrinking faster than expected, the cosmos' version of a grape shriveling into a raisin under the sun, per the AP. Scientists from the German ...

Mercury, the solar system’s smallest planet and the one closest to the sun, hasn’t received as much love as its celestial neighbors. It’s the least explored of the inner solar system planets, which ...

BepiColombo is slowly uncovering more and more fun facts about Mercury as it continues its preliminary mission. One of the more interesting things found so far is a magnetic "chorus" that appears ...