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This Planet Has Huge Deposits Of Diamonds, Reveals Study
The results of the study were published in the journal Nature Communications and could provide light on the composition and unusual magnetic field of the planet.
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''Like A Diamond'': NASA Shares Stunning Pic Of The Smallest Planet In Solar System
Notably, the image was captured by MESSENGER, the first spacecraft to ever orbit the planet.
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BepiColombo Space Probe Makes First Venus Fly-by on Way to Mercury
A spacecraft bound for Mercury swung by Venus on Thursday, using Earth's neighbour to adjust its course on the way to the solar system’s smallest and innermost planet. .
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'Great Valley' Larger Than Grand Canyon Found On Mercury
Scientists have discovered a 400 kilometres wide "great valley" in the southern hemisphere of Mercury which provides more evidence that the small planet closest to the Sun is shrinking.
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Nasa's Messenger Probe Crashes on Mercury After 11-Year Mission
The Messenger probe was the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury, and issued a final farewell on Twitter before its demise on Thursday.
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NASA Spacecraft to Crash into Mercury in 2 Weeks
After more than four years of orbiting Mercury, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft will crash into the solar system's innermost planet in two weeks when it runs out of propellant.
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Nasa's Messenger Spacecraft Set for Death Plunge Into Mercury
Its mission was initially only supposed to last one year, but scientists managed to extended its life to four years.
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NASA Spacecraft Set for Death Plunge Into Mercury
A NASA probe that has circled Mercury for the past four years will make a dramatic death plunge into the planet's surface in late April when it runs out of fuel.
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This Planet Has Huge Deposits Of Diamonds, Reveals Study
The results of the study were published in the journal Nature Communications and could provide light on the composition and unusual magnetic field of the planet.
-
''Like A Diamond'': NASA Shares Stunning Pic Of The Smallest Planet In Solar System
Notably, the image was captured by MESSENGER, the first spacecraft to ever orbit the planet.
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BepiColombo Space Probe Makes First Venus Fly-by on Way to Mercury
A spacecraft bound for Mercury swung by Venus on Thursday, using Earth's neighbour to adjust its course on the way to the solar system’s smallest and innermost planet. .
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'Great Valley' Larger Than Grand Canyon Found On Mercury
Scientists have discovered a 400 kilometres wide "great valley" in the southern hemisphere of Mercury which provides more evidence that the small planet closest to the Sun is shrinking.
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Nasa's Messenger Probe Crashes on Mercury After 11-Year Mission
The Messenger probe was the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury, and issued a final farewell on Twitter before its demise on Thursday.
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NASA Spacecraft to Crash into Mercury in 2 Weeks
After more than four years of orbiting Mercury, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft will crash into the solar system's innermost planet in two weeks when it runs out of propellant.
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Nasa's Messenger Spacecraft Set for Death Plunge Into Mercury
Its mission was initially only supposed to last one year, but scientists managed to extended its life to four years.
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NASA Spacecraft Set for Death Plunge Into Mercury
A NASA probe that has circled Mercury for the past four years will make a dramatic death plunge into the planet's surface in late April when it runs out of fuel.
