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Tag: Mercury

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BepiColombo’s First Picture is a Black and White View of Its Solar Wings

BepiColombo’s mostly chilly trek to Mercury is going to take seven years. Friday’s launch went smoothly with the spacecraft deploying its solar wings ...
By Alex ChaversOctober 22, 20180
Sci + Tech

MESSENGER’s Final Months Revealed Mercury May Be Tectonically Active

Last year, NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft created one of Mercury’s newest craters when it slammed into the planet’s surface at a blistering 8,750 miles ...
By Alex ChaversSeptember 26, 20160
Sci + Tech

A Topographic Map of Mercury Explores the Varied Terrain of the Innermost Planet

Mercury definitely isn’t at the top of planets for humans to visit. But if we ever do decide to visit, a topographic map ...
By Alex ChaversMay 6, 20160
Sci + Tech

Mercury’s Surface Is Dark And Was A Mystery

Why is the surface of Mercury dark? It’s a question that has stumped scientists for years. The closest planet to the sun doesn’t ...
By Alex ChaversMarch 8, 20160
Sci + Tech

Dating Mercury’s Magnetic Field. New Research Says It’s Nearly 4 Billion Years Old

NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft may no longer be with us, but the information it gathered is still making new discoveries possible. Researchers now have ...
By Alex ChaversMay 8, 20150
Sci + Tech

MESSENGER Slams Into Mercury As One of NASA’s Greatest Missions Ends

MESSENGER’s nearly 11-year mission has come to an end. Yesterday, at 3:26 pm EDT, the spacecraft slammed into the surface of Mercury at ...
By Alex ChaversMay 1, 20150
Sci + Tech

NASA’s MESSENGER Mission Clock Nears Zero, But the Work Doesn’t Stop

NASA’s MESSENGER first flew by Mercury on January 14, 2008. It would conduct two more flybys before becoming the first spacecraft to enter ...
By Alex ChaversApril 29, 20150
Sci + Tech

A Comet and Planets Will Amaze You This Week

Interested in astronomy? There’s not a better time to get into it. This week will be a great one for veteran skywatchers and ...
By Alex ChaversJanuary 5, 20150
Sci + Tech

NASA Wants Your Help Naming Five Mercury Craters. Plus, a Mercury Meteor Shower

Now’s your chance to name a crater. Scientists from NASA, John Hopkins and Carnegie are holding a contest to commemorate the last days ...
By Alex ChaversDecember 16, 20140
Sci + Tech

A Fresh Look at Last Week’s Lunar Eclipse. Watch It From Mercury

Millions of people across the world observed the total lunar eclipse on October 8th. One NASA probe also watched it, from Mercury. The ...
By Alex ChaversOctober 13, 20140

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