There are no records of astronomers observing the Transit of Venus until the 17th century. Professor David W Hughes picks up the story
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Mercury [planet]
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Professor David Rothery discusses his research, his role in the BepiColumbo mission, the volatile terrain of Mercury and the reason why some of Mercury's surface looks like the Moon.
Category: Science, Maths & Technology
The OU's Dave Rothery recently gave a Tedx talk on what he's learned as part of the team preparing for the European Space Agency’s BepiColombo mission to Mercury.
Category: Astronomy
Dave Rothery blogs about the latest developments in planet hunting.
Category: Astronomy
A closer look at the instruments that BepiColombo has been tricked out with.
Category: Astronomy
The journey to another world relies on co-operation all around this one.
Category: Astronomy
November 11th sees the Transit of Mercury. Get to know the planet we're starting to find out a whole lot more about.
Category: Astronomy
Messenger has just visited Mercury; BepiColombo is about to head out - and 2016 sees a Transit of Mercury. Get to know the planet we're starting to find out a whole lot more about.
Category: Astronomy
An introduction to 2017's BepiColombo mission.
Category: Astronomy
NASA's MESSENGER visited Mercury in 2015. Here's a little about that project.
Category: Astronomy
What do we already know - or think we know - about the geology of Mercury?
Category: Astronomy
What is it about Mercury that attracts scientists to study the planet?
Category: Astronomy
We don't know very much about Mercury, so there's a lot for BepiColombo to investigate...
Category: Astronomy
It's not cheap to send spacecraft to Mercury - how do you justify the expense?
Category: Astronomy
What is it about Mercury that rewards a closer look?
Category: Astronomy
For good reasons, there are rules about how we run the risk of introducing Earth microbes onto other planets. Dave Rothery suggests we might need to relax those standards as we explore further.
Category: Astronomy
As UK lead scientist for BepiColombo, the European Space Agency's mission to Mercury, Dave Rothery attends a working group meeting in the Netherlands.
Category: Astronomy
Learn more about the subjects explored in our 60 Second Adventures in Astronomy animations with these academic articles
Category: Astronomy