WorldPingMercury may be shrinking much faster than we thought — and that could reveal new clues about its violent origins.
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Mercury may have shrunk much more than we thought, new study hints
BepiColombo measures Mercury's particle bombardment up close
Mercury is shrinking faster than we thought. What's going on inside of it?
Scientists study 3,000 supernovas and discover that dark energy may be evolving
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WorldPingWrinkles on the surface of Mercury have revealed that the closest planet to the sun is shrinking faster than scientists thought.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Space.com
WorldPingA new estimate of Mercury's shrinkage shows that this planet may have contracted 10% to 30% more than previous research suggested.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Gizmodo
WorldPingA catalog of almost 3,000 white dwarfs that exploded as type Ia supernovas after overfeeding on companion stars indicates that dark energy is changing over time.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Space.com
WorldPingHigh school student Khushi Kharuna creates and leads coding and artificial intelligence (AI) summer camps for K–12 students in her community outside Philadelphia.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
WorldPingThe joint BepiColombo mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is settling into orbit around Mercury after an eight-year journey.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
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