Mercury: The planet that shouldn't exist

Mercury has long baffled astronomers because it defies much of what we know about planet formation. A new space mission ...
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Insane New Images of Mercury's Surface Captured on Probe's Final Flyby

From just 295 kilometers above Mercury's surface, ESA's BepiColombo transfer probe has captured stunning close-up images while on its final flyby of the tiny, sunbaked world. The photos represent a ...

Mercury in Retrogade? 2026 Space Mission Will Unveil Whether The Planet Should Exist

A European-Japanese space mission will reach Mercury in 2026, carrying instruments designed to answer a question that has ...
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NASA found planet-scale scars on Mercury that shouldn’t exist

Close-up images from NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft revealed that Mercury’s surface records impacts of almost unimaginable scale ...
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Orbital observations of Mercury reveal flood lavas, hollows, and unprecedented surface details

After only 6 months in orbit around Mercury, NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft is sending back information that has revolutionized the way scientists think about the innermost planet. Analyses of new data ...
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Mercury could have an 11-mile underground layer of diamonds, researchers say

A layer of diamonds up to 18 kilometers (11 miles) thick could be tucked below the surface of Mercury, the solar system's smallest planet and the closest to the sun, according to new research. The ...