University of Nottingham
Sixty Symbols: Symbols of Physics and Astronomy: Mercury
University of Nottingham astronomers discuss some interesting facts about Mercury, its orbit around the sun, its rotation on its axis, and its role in establishing General Relativity. [5:55]
University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham: Periodic Table of Videos: Mercury
Professor Poliakoff and his colleagues discuss the properties and effects of mercury in the environment. [5:12]
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 43.1: Weather in Space (The Rocky Planets)
Take a tour of the weather and atmosphere on the rocky planets in our solar system. [5:55]
SciShow
Sci Show Kids: Explore the Solar System: The Rocky Planets
Take a tour of the rocky planets and learn important facts about these planets. Understand that Mercury has no atmosphere which causes its temperatures to vary, Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system, how Earth is unique, and...
Crash Course
Crash Course Astronomy #13: Mercury
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It has no atmosphere and is, as such, covered in craters. It's also incredibly hot but, surprisingly, has water ice hiding beneath its surface. [10:18]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fluids: Fluids (Part 4)
Using our understanding of fluid pressure to figure out the height of a column of mercury. [10:09]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Mercury Flyby Results
This week NASA released data from a recent close flyby of the planet Mercury, including stunning new pictures. We'll talk with one of the researchers on the MESSENGER mission about what they found during the flyby.
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Experiment Videos: Pharaoh's Serpent
Watch a "Pharaoh's Serpent" reaction, which occurs during the combustion of mercury thiocyanate. [0:36]