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Biodegradable bioplastics helped algae thrive under Mars-like pressure and light, enabling future space habitats.

Evidence that rocky planets beyond Jupiter formed as rapidly, and at the same time, as the inner planets could transform our understanding of how planets take shape — not only in our solar system, but ...

Mercury is one of the least visited planets in our solar system, but NASA’s MESSENGER mission changed that in 2011. It ...

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Researchers are looking at an invasive species of algae along the Atlantic coast as a possible reason for mercury in the food chain.

A rare magnetic signal revealed lithium on Mercury, showing the planet is still being reshaped by meteoroid strikes.

Mercury's surface is continuously replenished by extraterrestrial bombardment, according to a study linking detected events to meteoroid strikes by objects 13-21 centimetres in radius. These ...

Earthquake scientists rely on distant seismic instruments to infer how faults rupture during large earthquakes. This video ...

Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, is a world of extremes and unanswered questions. Though it resembles the Moon with ...

The punishing radiation appears to be causing the planet to shed its atmosphere at a rate of at least 1 trillion grams per second, according to a new study involving NASA 's Chandra X-ray Observatory.