Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Left) A colorful view of Mercury produced using images from the color base map imaging campaign during MESSENGER's primary ...

"We calculate that, given the new estimate of the pressure at the mantle-core boundary, and knowing that Mercury is a carbon-rich planet, the carbon-bearing mineral that would form at the interface ...

Scientists have made an astonishing discovery about Mercury, the smallest and innermost planet in our solar system: some of its core might be made of diamonds. This revelation comes from a recent ...

A treasure trove of diamonds may be sown into Mercury’s cratered crust. Billions of years of meteorite impacts may have flash-baked much of Mercury’s surface into the glittery gemstones, planetary ...

In brief: Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system and has always been a mystery due to its dark surface and high core density. However, astronomers have long known that its surface contains ...