NASA releases picture of Mercury's surface (Update)
NASA on Tuesday released the first picture taken of Mercury's surface by the US space agency's orbiting Messenger craft.
Mar 30, 2011
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Magnetic Tornadoes Could Liberate Mercury's Tenuous Atmosphere
(PhysOrg.com) -- As the closest planet to the sun, Mercury is scorching hot, with daytime temperatures of more than 800 degrees Fahrenheit (approximately 450 degrees Celsius). It is also the smallest rocky ...
Jun 02, 2009
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This spot on Mercury (almost) never goes dark
Mercury, traveling in its 88-day-long orbit around the Sun with basically zero axial tilt, has many craters at its poles whose insides literally never see the light of day. These permanently-shadowed locations ...
Apr 26, 2013
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Upper atmosphere facilitates changes that let mercury enter food chain
Humans pump thousands of tons of vapor from the metallic element mercury into the atmosphere each year, and it can remain suspended for long periods before being changed into a form that is easily removed from the atmosphere.
Dec 18, 2011
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Study: Autumn sets in rapidly on Saturn's moon Titan
Thanks to NASA's Cassini spacecraft which has been orbiting Saturn since 2004, scientists have been able to observe for the first time ever the seasonal atmospheric circulation direction change on Titan – ...
Nov 28, 2012
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Mercury released into air contaminates ocean fish: Study publishes major findings
In new research published in a special issue of the journal Environmental Research and in "Sources to Seafood: Mercury Pollution in the Marine Environment"— a companion report by the Dartmouth-led Coasta ...
Dec 03, 2012
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Soil samples reveal urban mercury footprints
Indianapolis, St. Louis, Detroit, Buffalo, Richmond and Providence – cities scattered across the eastern half of the United States – have something in common, all have coal-fired power plants. A ...
Jul 19, 2011
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Planets party in the morning April 28-May 1
Set your alarm clocks for an early treat about a half an hour before sunrise on Thursday April 28 through Sunday, May 1, 2011, as there will be a planetary delight in store! Go out and with either a pair of ...
Apr 26, 2011
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NASA spacecraft trying to get into Mercury's orbit
A desk-sized NASA spacecraft is riding the brakes all the way to Mercury, about to pull a tricky maneuver Thursday night to become the first man-made object to orbit the tiny planet.
Mar 17, 2011
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The first evidence of pre-industrial mercury pollution in the Andes
The study of ancient lake sediment from high altitude lakes in the Andes has revealed for the first time that mercury pollution occurred long before the start of the Industrial Revolution.
May 18, 2009
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See Mercury at sunset
The timing couldn't be better. Just as NASA's MESSENGER probe is about to enter orbit around Mercury, the innermost planet is popping out of the twilight for its best apparition of 2011.
Mar 15, 2011
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Mercury converted to its most toxic form in ocean waters: study
University of Alberta-led research has confirmed that a relatively harmless inorganic form of mercury found worldwide in ocean water is transformed into a potent neurotoxin in the seawater itself.
Apr 27, 2011
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The sun sends two CMEs toward Mercury
On the night of April 24 and the morning of April 25, 2013, the sun erupted with two coronal mass ejections (CMEs), solar phenomena that can send billions of tons of solar particles into space that can affect ...
Apr 25, 2013
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Planets align in the morning sky (w/ video)
Have you ever woken up at the crack of dawn, shuffled to the kitchen counter for your first cup of joe, only to discover that you're out of coffee beans?
May 10, 2011
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MESSENGER spacecraft to swing into orbit around Mercury on March 17
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are excited about solving some of the mysteries surrounding our smallest and hottest planet. The findings are expected to broaden our understanding of rocky planets, more and more ...
Mar 14, 2011
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