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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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Astronomers Find 7 Planets Being "Fried" By Their Star In Milky Way
In our solar system, little rocky Mercury is the planet orbiting closest to the sun, perpetually fried by solar radiation seven times more intense than what we experience on Earth.
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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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NASA Skywatching Tips: Pay Attention to the Night Sky This September, Interesting Things Are Happening
NASA has shared skywatching tips in its latest Instagram post that can guide space enthusiasts to the noteworthy sights in the night sky through September.
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NASA Honours Alan Shepard as It Celebrates 60th Anniversary of First American in Space
NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space 60 years ago on May 5. The space research organisation honoured Shepard and his mission with a special page on its website. The year 1961 was extremely crucial as the United States and the Soviet Union — the two dominant superpowers at the time — were locked in a race to s...
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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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Mercury to Make Rare Pass Across the Sun Today: Here's How to Watch
Mercury will make its rare pass across the disk of the Sun on November 11. The stellar event will be visible from most parts of the Earth.
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Mercury To Glide Across Sun On November 11
Planet Mercury will pass directly between Earth and the Sun on November 11, staging a rare celestial show.
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Scientists Discover Exoplanet Twice as Big as Earth
The exoplanet Wolf 503b is in the Virgo constellation and it orbits its star every six days and is thus very close to it, about 10 times closer than Mercury is to the Sun.
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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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Rare Meteorite Responsible for Mercury's Origin: Geologists
The new information on Mercury's past is of interest for tracing the Earth's early formation, according to scientists.
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Watch: NASA's Time-Lapse Video On Mercury Zipping Past The Sun In Rare Transit
If you missed the dance of Mercury over the Sun, you need not wait till 2032 which is the next time it will be seen in India again. Watch this video to catch the action.
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Earthlings Watch as Tiny Mercury Sails Past the Sun
Monday's transit was the first since Nasa's Messenger mission to Mercury, which orbited the planet from 2011 to 2015.
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Nasa Releases First-Ever Global Topographic Model of Mercury
The model will pave the way for scientists to fully characterise Mercury's geologic history.
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Mercury Transit 2016: How to Watch and Everything Else You Need to Know
Mercury transit will be broadcast live video and images from the orbiting Solar Dynamics Observatory and other telescopes.
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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.
-
Astronomers Find 7 Planets Being "Fried" By Their Star In Milky Way
In our solar system, little rocky Mercury is the planet orbiting closest to the sun, perpetually fried by solar radiation seven times more intense than what we experience on Earth.
-
''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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NASA Skywatching Tips: Pay Attention to the Night Sky This September, Interesting Things Are Happening
NASA has shared skywatching tips in its latest Instagram post that can guide space enthusiasts to the noteworthy sights in the night sky through September.
-
NASA Honours Alan Shepard as It Celebrates 60th Anniversary of First American in Space
NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space 60 years ago on May 5. The space research organisation honoured Shepard and his mission with a special page on its website. The year 1961 was extremely crucial as the United States and the Soviet Union — the two dominant superpowers at the time — were locked in a race to s...
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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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Mercury to Make Rare Pass Across the Sun Today: Here's How to Watch
Mercury will make its rare pass across the disk of the Sun on November 11. The stellar event will be visible from most parts of the Earth.
-
Mercury To Glide Across Sun On November 11
Planet Mercury will pass directly between Earth and the Sun on November 11, staging a rare celestial show.
-
Scientists Discover Exoplanet Twice as Big as Earth
The exoplanet Wolf 503b is in the Virgo constellation and it orbits its star every six days and is thus very close to it, about 10 times closer than Mercury is to the Sun.
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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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Rare Meteorite Responsible for Mercury's Origin: Geologists
The new information on Mercury's past is of interest for tracing the Earth's early formation, according to scientists.
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Watch: NASA's Time-Lapse Video On Mercury Zipping Past The Sun In Rare Transit
If you missed the dance of Mercury over the Sun, you need not wait till 2032 which is the next time it will be seen in India again. Watch this video to catch the action.
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Earthlings Watch as Tiny Mercury Sails Past the Sun
Monday's transit was the first since Nasa's Messenger mission to Mercury, which orbited the planet from 2011 to 2015.
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Nasa Releases First-Ever Global Topographic Model of Mercury
The model will pave the way for scientists to fully characterise Mercury's geologic history.
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Mercury Transit 2016: How to Watch and Everything Else You Need to Know
Mercury transit will be broadcast live video and images from the orbiting Solar Dynamics Observatory and other telescopes.
