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Mercury is about to glide through the Sun disk
Astronomers can observe the rare event when Mercury passes over the Sun disk for several hours on May 9.
Mercury Star
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NASA probe ship crashed into Mercury
The exploration ship Messenger of the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) ends its mission by crashing into Mercury, after more than four years of spinning around the planet.
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Ghost ocean on Mercury
Mercury, the planet that is closest to the sun, may have owned a large ma-ocean ocean and curled up early in its 4.5-billion-year history.
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Detecting the head of Mickey Mouse on Mercury
The Mercury probe of the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) has announced the discovery of a
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Ambitious space missions
If you think 2010 is a successful year of space exploration, consider it again.
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The 'dead planet' used to be a giant fire cauldron
Although it is considered geologically dead planet, Mercury was very excited by the activity of numerous volcanoes on the surface a few billion years ago.
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Universe photo: Plain on Mercury
Plains on Mercury, discovering the new crater on Mars, the enchanting beauty of Antennae galaxy, ... are the most beautiful cosmic images of the past week.