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The Bosumtwi impact crater in Ghana is different, however. It is well preserved (not deeply eroded or buried under sediments). Its well-defined, near-circular basin, filled by a lake, is surrounded by ...
A NEW Earth-sized planet has been discovered in a faraway constellation – and it would kill any astronaut who dare travel ...
Magnetic fields play an important—if sometimes underappreciated—part in planetary systems. Without a strong magnetic field, ...
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 ...
With Saturn, Neptune, and Mercury now all retrograde, a deep truth is about to be revealed to four specific zodiac signs.
Mercury is one of the least visited planets in our solar system, but NASA’s MESSENGER mission changed that in 2011. It ...
While the retrograde period always stirs some cosmic chaos. This year, July 31st is set to be particularly intense. Why?
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 ...