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Mercury Rising: Astronomers Gear For Celestial Spectacle, It Will Last For 7.5 Hours
Astronomers on Monday were preparing for one of the highlights of the skywatchers' year, when the Sun, Mercury and Earth all line up -- a phenomenon that happens just a dozen or so times per century.
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NASA Releases First-Ever Global Topographic Model Of Mercury
NASA's MESSENGER mission has unveiled the first global digital elevation model (DEM) of Mercury, revealing in stunning detail the topography across the entire innermost planet.
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Mercury Is About To Pass In Front Of The Sun, And It Should Be Incredible To Watch
It happens around 13 times a century: From our perspective, Mercury - the smallest planet in our solar system - will pass in front of the sun. Most of the world, including the United States, on Monday will be able to see the planet as a tiny black dot passing slowly in front of its host star. You shouldn't stare directly into the sun (ouch), but by...
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Mercury Rising: Astronomers Gear For Celestial Spectacle, It Will Last For 7.5 Hours
Astronomers on Monday were preparing for one of the highlights of the skywatchers' year, when the Sun, Mercury and Earth all line up -- a phenomenon that happens just a dozen or so times per century.
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NASA Releases First-Ever Global Topographic Model Of Mercury
NASA's MESSENGER mission has unveiled the first global digital elevation model (DEM) of Mercury, revealing in stunning detail the topography across the entire innermost planet.
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Mercury Is About To Pass In Front Of The Sun, And It Should Be Incredible To Watch
It happens around 13 times a century: From our perspective, Mercury - the smallest planet in our solar system - will pass in front of the sun. Most of the world, including the United States, on Monday will be able to see the planet as a tiny black dot passing slowly in front of its host star. You shouldn't stare directly into the sun (ouch), but by...
