News About Mercury

Tempe AZ (SPX) Jul 11, 2023 - The origin of Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, is mysterious in many ways. It has a metallic core, like Earth, but its core makes up a much larger fraction o...

https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/ASU_scientist_uses_NASA_MESSENGER_mission_data_to_measure_chromium_on_Mercury_999.html

Tucson AZ (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 - A new study maps the infall of protons and electrons from the solar wind to geographical location on the surface of Mercury, giving scientists new insight into how...

https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Mapping_the_Suns_Interaction_with_Mercurys_Surface_999.html

London, UK (SPX) Jul 19, 2023 - BepiColombo, the joint European Space Agency (ESA) and Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) mission, has revealed how electrons raining down onto the surf...

https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/First_BepiColombo_flyby_of_Mercury_finds_electron_rain_triggers_x_ray_auroras_999.html

Tucson AZ (SPX) Nov 18, 2023 - Scientists from the Planetary Science Institute have uncovered evidence of potential salt glaciers on Mercury, opening a new frontier in astrobiology by revealing ...

https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/PSI_unveils_Mercurys_hidden_glaciers_suggesting_new_astrobiological_insights_999.html

Kanazawa, Japan (SPX) Oct 11, 2023 - Since Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun among the solar system planets, it is strongly influenced by the solar wind, a high-speed (several hundred km/...

https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Source_of_electron_acceleration_and_X_ray_aurora_of_Mercury_999.html

Paris, France (SPX) May 20, 2024 - BepiColombo, the joint ESA/JAXA mission to Mercury, has experienced an issue that is preventing the spacecraft's thrusters from operating at full power. Bepi...

https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Glitch_hampers_bepicolombo_mission_to_mercury_999.html

Paris, France (SPX) Sep 03, 2024 - Teams from across ESA and industry have worked continuously over the past four months to overcome a glitch that prevented BepiColombo's thrusters from operatin...

https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Fourth_Mercury_flyby_begins_BepiColombos_new_trajectory_999.html

Laurel MD (SPX) Sep 06, 2024 - Twenty years ago the MESSENGER mission revolutionized our understanding of Mercury. We sat down with project head and former Carnegie Science director Sean Solomon...

https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/QA_20_years_since_the_MESSENGER_mission_999.html

Paris, France (SPX) Sep 06, 2024 - The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission successfully carried out its fourth of six gravity assist flybys at Mercury, capturing critical data and views of two distinct...

https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/BepiColombo_completes_fourth_Mercury_flyby_999.html

Paris, France (SPX) Oct 04, 2024 - During its June 2023 flyby of Mercury, ESA's BepiColombo spacecraft gathered critical data on the planet's magnetic field, offering insights into its dynamic m...

https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Mercurys_magnetic_field_explored_by_BepiColombo_flyby_999.html