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How Solar Explosions Unleash X-Ray Auroras on Mercury Mercury's close orbit and lack of atmosphere make for some incredible auroras. By Cassidy Ward 6 min ago
Could There Be Life Hiding in Salt Glaciers on Mercury? Hot, salty glaciers might be home sweet home for aliens. By Cassidy Ward 3 months ago
BepiColombo’s second date with Mercury A second swingby at the solar system’s smallest planet. By Phil Plait 1 year ago
Mercury got the ultimate sunburn from solar plasma, and that's how we know it has a magnetic field As if there aren’t enough reasons to wear SPF already, you now have one more. By Elizabeth Rayne 1 year ago
Isn’t it ironic that Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, has ice on its poles? This planet knows how to chill. By Elizabeth Rayne 1 year ago
Mercury's diamond covered surface makes it the crown jewel of the solar system All we need is a spaceship and a sifter and we'll be rich! By Cassidy Ward 1 year ago
Massive sunburns vaporized Mercury’s magma ocean What is now the atmosphere of Mercury was created by the vaporized ghosts of what was once a vast magma ocean. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago