A new study indicates that Mercury's core-mantle boundary (CMB) may possess a diamond layer that extends up to 18 kilometers ...

the spacecraft is preparing to go into orbit around Mercury in 2026, when it will perform up-close analysis of the planet’s surface, interior, and magnetic field. To get into position ...

NASA researchers suggest a surprising discovery on planet Mercury: a diamond layer approximately 10 miles thick, adding to ...

(CNN) -- A U.S. spacecraft beamed hundreds of photos of Mercury back to Earth on Tuesday after a close encounter with the planet closest to the sun. The images show scientists never-before-seen ...

The craft is actually two spacecraft in one with two different Mercury missions ... and Usable Buildings and Facilities) calls for interior doors to require no more than 22.2 N — that’s ...

The spacecraft would utilize a traditional ... geological processes still underway on the surface and in the interior of Mercury. Instruments called for on the mission include a mid-infrared ...

Could Mercury be that much smaller than the Soviet spacecraft?’ And that was indeed the case. The Vostok spacecraft weighed over 10,000 pounds. The Mercury spacecraft, with the escape tower ...

MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment ... to replicate the pressures and temperatures that exist within the interior ...