First Ever Image of Mercury from Orbit

Mar. 30, 2011 by

Early yesterday morning (Tues March 29 at 5:20am EDT) NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft took this historic image – the first ever image of Mercury from orbit. The large crater dominating the

See Mercury and MESSENGER at Sunset

Mar. 14, 2011 by

The timing is right for a skywatching of awesome proportions. Just as NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft is about to go into orbit around Sol’s innermost planet, Mercury will be visible to