NASA Probes Near Sun Safe from Triple Solar Eruption
Two NASA spacecraft are safe and sound, after the sun unleashed three intense back-to-back solar eruptions in their direction, scientists say. Full story
Greenish rock may be meteorite from Mercury
Researchers suspect that a green-colored meteorite may have come from the planet Mercury, based on its peculiar chemical composition. Full story
It's Official! Water Ice Discovered on Mercury
It's time to add Mercury to the list of worlds where you can go ice-skating. Confirming decades of suspicion, a NASA spacecraft has spotted vast deposits of water ice on the planet closest to the sun. Full story
Cookie Monster spotted on Mercury? NASA thinks so
An impact basin spotted on Mercury with two smaller craters above it looks remarkably like the sweet treat-loving Cookie Monster muppet of "Sesame Street" fame — at least to the eyes of scientists working on NASA's Messenger mission to the small planet. Full story
Solar Storm Expected to Hit Earth Tuesday
A medium-size solar flare erupted from the sun this weekend, hurling a cloud of plasma and charged particles toward Earth on a cosmic path that is expected to deliver a glancing blow to our planet tomorrow (July 31), according to space weather forecasters. Full story
Solar storm expected to hit Earth Tuesday
A medium-size solar flare erupted from the sun this weekend, hurling a cloud of plasma and charged particles toward Earth on a cosmic path that is expected to deliver a glancing blow to our planet on Tuesday, according to space weather forecasters. Full story
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