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NASA spacecraft finds a layer of diamonds 10-miles thick on planet Mercury
A new study indicates that Mercury's core-mantle boundary (CMB) may possess a diamond layer that extends up to 18 kilometers ...
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Mercury is weird because of a 'hit-and-run' incident in its youth
"What surprised us, at the end, was how effective this type of impact could be in explaining Mercury's unusual structure ...
A roadmap for obtaining first sample returns from Mercury and Venus
How can we successfully collect and return samples from Mercury and Venus to Earth? This is what a recent study presented at ...
The 'Mercury Seven': The emotional anniversary of the first Americans chosen by NASA to fly into space
It is 66 years since the 'Mercury Seven', NASA's first astronauts. On April 9, 1959, NASA unveiled the seven astronauts who would be part of the historic Mercury Project, a pioneer ...