Researcher studies possibility of metal snow on Venus
Is it snowing metal on Venus? Erika Kohler is trying to find out.
Space Exploration
Oct 3, 2014
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News tagged with planet mercury
NASA's Messenger spots giant space weather effects at Mercury
(Phys.org) —The solar wind of particles streaming off the sun helps drive flows and swirls in space as complicated as any terrestrial weather pattern. Scientists have now spotted at planet Mercury, for the first time, a ...
Space Exploration
Jun 17, 2014
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How many moons does Venus have?
There are dozens upon dozens of moons in the Solar System, ranging from airless worlds like Earth's Moon to those with an atmosphere (most notably, Saturn's Titan). Jupiter and Saturn have many moons each, and even Mars has ...
Space Exploration
Apr 23, 2014
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Two comets to fly by Mercury
What are the odds? On Nov. 18th and 19th not one but two comets will fly by the planet Mercury.
Space Exploration
Nov 18, 2013
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Image: Sunlit side of the planet Mercury
Another day, another beautiful view of Mercury's horizon. In this scene, which was acquired looking from the shadows toward the sunlit side of the planet, a 120-km (75 mi.) impact crater stands out near the center. Emanating ...
Space Exploration
Oct 29, 2013
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An explanation of the rotational state of Mercury
Planetary scientists announced a new explanation of the current rotational state of the planet Mercury. The report was presented by Dr. Benoit Noyelles of the University of Namur, Belgium, to the meeting of the Division for ...
Space Exploration
Oct 11, 2013
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'TransFormers' could beam light into permanently shadowed craters
Permanently shadowed craters on the moon or Mercury are one of the most exciting locations to search for water. Because the walls of these craters protect certain spots inside from the rays of the sun, it's quite possible ...
Space Exploration
Aug 27, 2013
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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 electronic systems ...
Space Exploration
Apr 25, 2013
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See Mercury at its greatest elongation for 2013
A fine apparition of the planet Mercury graces the dawn skies this week, leading up to its greatest elongation from the Sun for 2013.
Space Exploration
Mar 26, 2013
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Mercury's false moon: The Mercury/Mars planetary conjunction this weekend
The history of astronomy is littered with astronomical objects in the solar system that have fallen to the wayside. These include fleeting sightings of Venusian moons, inter-mercurial planets, and even secondary moons of ...
Space Exploration
Feb 7, 2013
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