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Mercury's Secrets Revealed by Soon-to-Crash Spacecraft

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 30 April 201517 January 2023

From finding water ice on Mercury to discovering magnetic field lines cutting through the planet, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft has spent its lifetime unveiling Mercury's secrets.

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NASA Hopes to Find Strong Indications of Life Beyond Earth Soon

by Randy Showstack 9 April 201511 January 2022

With the search for water and habitable planetary bodies proceeding at an increasing pace, NASA scientists say they are getting closer to finding evidence of extraterrestrial life.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Scientists Watch Solar Winds Blast Mercury's Magnetic Field

by E. Betz 25 March 201518 July 2023

A NASA team used the MESSENGER spacecraft to analyze Mercury's magnetosphere during intense solar wind pressure.

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Large-Scale Electric Currents May Flow Through Mercury's Crust

by J. Orwig 18 March 201516 November 2021

NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft discovered electric currents in Mercury's magnetosphere directed toward and away from the planet. Do the currents reach the planet? If so, where do they go?

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Dawn Spacecraft Enters into Orbit Around Dwarf Planet Ceres

by Randy Showstack 9 March 201517 February 2023

A 16-month investigation of the dwarf planet Ceres could reveal a lot about the most massive body in the asteroid belt and could advance our understanding of the formation of terrestrial planets.

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White House Budget Request Calls for 2.9% Increase for NASA

by Randy Showstack 25 February 201519 May 2023

NASA's proposed budget would provide a small increase overall as well as for the agency's Science Mission Directorate.

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Human and Robotic Missions: To the Moon Again and Beyond

by D. A. Kring 20 February 201518 November 2021

Robotic probes could help us collect samples from the Moon, potentially revealing the origins of our solar system.

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Holidays Really Do Light Up the Night

by H. Leifert 19 December 201422 May 2023

NASA and NOAA images reveal brighter than average December lights in the United States, brighter Ramadan nights in the Middle East.

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MAVEN Unlocks Secrets of the Martian Atmosphere

by H. Leifert 16 December 201430 May 2023

In its first month, NASA’s orbiter saw effects of the solar wind at low altitude and tracked a plume of gases escaping into space

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Rapid Coordination Extends Space-Based Sun-Climate Record

by T. Woods, R. Cahalan, W. Denig, G. Kopp, P. Pilewskie, T. Sparn and Faith Ishii 25 November 201418 January 2023

Faced with the prospect of a large data gap in solar irradiance records, scientists take steps to ensure that this key climate variable stays monitored.

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