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a black metallic panel with a dial and multiple switches is shown at left, while a silver foldable shovel is shown at right.

Here's the (moon) scoop: Mercury 7-flown clock, Apollo lunar shovel up for auction

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The clock is ticking on a space artifacts auction, though this time it is not just any timing device driving the bids. The 'satellite clock' from Scott Carpenter's Mercury capsule is up for sale.

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a black and white view of a part of a planet covered in craters A close-up image of Mercury's surface, taken by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft on October 8, 2008.

Mercury was shrinking for at least 3 billion years — and it still might be today

By Stefanie Waldek published

New research indicates that Mercury's thermal contraction was still occurring as recently as 300 million years ago.

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An image of the planet Mercury taken by the European BepiColombo spacecraft during a gravity-assist flyby.

Watch Mercury roll by in a stunning sequence from BepiColombo probe (video)

By Tereza Pultarova published

The European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft took this stunning sequence of images of its target planet Mercury during a gravity assist flyby designed to alter its speed.

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Three views of Mercury taken by the European BepiColombo mission during its flyby of the planet in June 2023.

European probe captures stunning up-close views of planet Mercury during brief flyby (video, photos)

By Tereza Pultarova published

Europe's Mercury-bound probe BepiColombo made its third close flyby of its target planet on Monday (June 19), revealing a surface riddled with craters, including one that just received a name.

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An artist's impression of the BepiColombo spacecraft at Mercury.

Europe's BepiColombo spacecraft zooms within 150 miles of Mercury in close flyby

By Tereza Pultarova published

Europe's Mercury probe BepiColombo will take a close look at its target planet on Monday (June 19), and we can expect some exciting new images soon after that.

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mercury appears as a speckled blue, yellow, gray rock against a black backdrop of space and covered in craters.

Mercury: A complete guide to the closest planet to the sun

By Charles Q. Choi, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and the smallest planet in the solar system. Here we explore the strange world in more detail.

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Celestron PowerSeeker 50 AZ Refractor Telescope

You can grab the Celestron PowerSeeker 50AZ for $50

By Alexander Cox published

Deal Getting the Celestron PowerSeeker for $50 is a low-risk investment on a reliable telescope for those looking to take their first steps into stargazing.

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Starry Night

See elusive planet Mercury high in the sky tonight (April 11)

By Robert Lea published

Mercury will reach its highest point in the sky tonight (April 11), but it'll still be a challenge to observe.

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The planet Mercury seen from NASA's Messenger spacecraft in December 2009.

Why is Mercury so weird? Blame the giant outer planets.

By Paul Sutter published

Mercury is so strange that astronomers have not been able to explain its properties with simulations of the solar system's formation. But now, researchers have found an important clue.

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Mercury - Jan2023

See Mercury at its highest point in the sky Tuesday morning (Jan. 24)

By Stefanie Waldek published

Mercury will reach its highest altitude of its Jan.–Feb. 2023 morning apparition on Tuesday, Jan. 24. From New York City, it will reach 14 degrees above the horizon in the southeast sky.

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