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BepiColombo's sixth flyby route

BepiColombo to make close flyby above Mercury’s surface

More insight into Mercury's surroundings.

Mercury’s north polar chaotic terrain

Evidence of potential salt glaciers on planet Mercury

Unveiling mercury’s geological mysteries.

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How the solar wind interacts with Mercury’s surface?

New insight into how interactions with the Sun alters the surface and produces Mercury’s very thin atmosphere.

Color-coded chromium

Measuring and mapping the abundance of chromium across Mercury’s surface

This is the first time that chromium has been directly detected and mapped across any planetary surface.

five exoplanet system

Two rare super-mercuries discovered around the same star

The last type of exoplanet is still very rare.

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Solar wind is a significant driver of atmospheric sodium at Mercury

No object in the solar system experiences the Sun’s solar wind more powerfully than Mercury.

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Toxic Mercury may be deposited in forests in much greater quantities

Three-quarters of the deposition came from mercury in its gaseous form.

Mercury's core

Mystery solved: Why Mercury has a big iron core?

Proximity to the sun’s magnetic field influenced Mercury’s hefty iron core.

Take a look at Mercury Transit 2019

Take a look at Mercury Transit 2019

For the last time in this decade, Mercury has passed in front of the Sun in what's known as Mercury Transit. The images are...

A graphic of Mercury’s internal structure. Credit: Antonio Genova

Evidence on Mercury’s inner core is indeed solid

In order to explore the interior of a planet, planetary scientists usually observe the planet spins and then measure how their probe orbits it....

Mercury, not Venus, is the closest planet to Earth

Mercury, not Venus, is the closest planet to Earth

Which planet is closest to the Earth? The answer is not Venus. Until now, we have read in our science books, or even if searching...

This artist’s impression shows how the newly discovered super-Earth surrounding the nearby star GJ1214 may look. Discovered by the MEarth project and investigated further by the HARPS spectrograph on ESO’s 3.6-metre telescope at La Silla, GJ1214b is the second super-Earth exoplanet for which astronomers have determined the mass and radius, giving vital clues about its structure. It is also the first super-Earth around which an atmosphere has been found. The exoplanet, orbiting a small star only 40 light-years away from us, thus opens dramatic new perspectives in the quest for habitable worlds. The planet, GJ1214b, has a mass about six times that of Earth and its interior is likely mostly made of water ice. It appears to be rather hot and surrounded by a thick atmosphere, which makes it inhospitable for life as we know it on Earth.

Another Mercury, but great as the Earth

Scientists have discovered a planet very similar in size to Earth at a distance of 340 light years. According to them, it could clarify the peculiarities...

Cooking up New Ways to Clean up our Planet

Cooking up New Ways to Clean up our Planet

In the aim of clean up our planet, scientists have formulated a way of using waste cooking oil and sulphur. By using these materials, they...

A foam filter made with used coffee grounds removes lead and mercury from contaminated water.

Coffee-infused foam removes lead from contaminated water

As we all know, coffee is one of the most popular drinks. But it creates lots of waste from used grounds. So, scientists found a...

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