More than a decade after it left Earth, the space probe MESSENGER is in the dying days of its exploration of the planet Mercury.
Space Exploration
Apr 29, 2015
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Scientists have found that man-made mercury pollution has reached the bottom of the deepest part of the ocean—the Marianas Trench. This has significant implications for how mercury affects the marine environment, and how ...
Environment
Jun 22, 2020
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NASA on Tuesday released the first picture taken of Mercury's surface by the US space agency's orbiting Messenger craft.
Space Exploration
Mar 30, 2011
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It sounds like an old-school vinyl record, but the distinctive crackle in the music streamed into Chris Holloway's laboratory is atomic in origin. The group at the National Institute for Standards and Technology, Boulder, ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 18, 2019
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Wake up early this weekend to catch a celestial sight: Five planets will line up in the sky before sunrise on Saturday.
Planetary Sciences
Jun 16, 2023
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Mercury contamination is widespread across western North America in the air, soil, lake sediments, plants, fish and wildlife, according to an international research team that included a University of Michigan biologist.
Environment
Sep 14, 2016
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New observations from a spacecraft orbiting Mercury have revealed that the tiny, pockmarked planet harbors a highly unusual interior — and the craft’s glimpse of Mercury’s surface topography suggests the planet ...
Space Exploration
Mar 22, 2012
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Astronomers are preparing for one of the highlights of the skywatchers' year, when the Sun, Mercury and Earth all line up—a phenomenon that happens just a dozen or so times per century.
Space Exploration
May 9, 2016
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NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft has discovered strange hollows on the surface of Mercury. Images taken from orbit reveal thousands of peculiar depressions at a variety of longitudes and latitudes, ranging in size from 60 feet ...
Space Exploration
Oct 25, 2011
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How do you explore the interior of a planet without ever touching down on it? Start by watching the way the planet spins, then measure how your spacecraft orbits it—very, very carefully. This is exactly what NASA planetary ...
Space Exploration
Apr 17, 2019
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