These findings could have positive consequences for any future human explorers
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Astronomers discover what’s powering Mercury’s magnetic tail
Models and simulations have provided strong evidence that Mercury’s plasmoids could be accelerating electrons from the Sun
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Mercury’s poles likely to hold more ice than previously thought
Research over the past three decades has suggested that water is frozen on the first rock from the Sun
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Mercury found to have active plate tectonics
New imagery shows geologic features that indicate the tiny planet is still contracting today, joining Earth as a tectonically active planet in our Solar System
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First global elevation map of Mercury released
The MESSENGER mission has released the first global digital elevation model of the innermost planet
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Mercury gets bombarded by dust from a comet, astronomers find
The planet Mercury is being pelted regularly by bits of dust from an ancient comet, a new study has concluded
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Tantalising insight into Mercury’s makeup revealed by planet’s odd movement
New information about the build of the Solar System’s innermost world have been revealed
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What is Mercury’s atmosphere like?
It’s the first rock from the Sun, so what is Mercury’s atmosphere like?
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The Earth from afar: Ten incredible images of our planet from space
Take a look at some stunning images of the Earth that have been snapped over the past five decades, including the latest picture of our world recently taken by the Cassini spacecraft from Saturn.