Mercury
New Features Discovered On Mercury Could Be Evidence Of Hydrogen Geysers And Metallic Iron
[/caption] How long has it been since you've taken a good look at Mercury? For the backyard astronomer, all we'll…
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[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – It all started – with seven. The original seven Mercury astronauts that is. They wanted…
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United Launch Alliance’s Delta II Approved for Potentially Five More Launches
[/caption] NASA announced that it has added the Delta II rocket, a launch vehicle that appeared to be slipping into…
“Extreme” Solar Wind Blasts Mercury’s Poles
[/caption] According to data from the The Fast Imaging Plasma Spectrometer (FIPS) onboard NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, the solar wind is…
Measuring Mercury’s Craters
[/caption] Getting to know a planet well is getting to know its surface features. Through measuring impact craters, planetary scientists…
MESSENGER Unveiling Mercurys Hidden Secrets
[/caption] NASA’s MESSENGER probe to Mercury, the scorched, innermost planet of our solar system, is sending back so much startling…
Messages from Mercury
[/caption] It's been just over two months since the MESSENGER spacecraft successfully entered orbit around Mercury, back on March 18,…
Alan Shepard and MESSENGER Stamps Unveiled at Kennedy Space Center Ceremony
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - 50 Years ago this week, Alan B. Shepard became the first American to be launched…
USPS Commemorates Spaceflight Past and Present
Postage stamps honoring Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard, America's first man in space, and NASA's MESSENGER probe, the first spacecraft to…
MESSENGER Finds Where X Marks the Spot on Mercury
[/caption] Buried treasure on Mercury? If so, I'd look here first. This image shows a currently unnamed crater with an…