Mercury

Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system and the closest to the Sun. It is a terrestrial planet with a large iron core and a surface covered with impact craters.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to new scientific findings about its shrinking radius and the ongoing mission of the BepiColombo spacecraft to study it.

Latest on Mercury

• Online claims revive mercury mystery around tomb of first Chinese emperor
• After 8 Years in Space, ‘BepiColombo’ Is Finally Approaching Mercury
• Decade after mercury ban, toxic skin bleachers still on top retailer sites
• Mercury’s radius has shrunk by over 10 kilometers, Japanese team finds
• Mercury is shrinking faster than we thought. What's going on inside of it?
• BepiColombo sheds its ride and starts the final glide to Mercury
• BepiColombo will finally split into two spacecraft ready to track down the secrets of the least-explored planet in the inner solar system
• the trailblazing BepiColombo spacecraft has finally begun its arrival at Mercury
• MESSENGER spacecraft aimed to orbit Mercury for the first time to hunt for clues of water on the tiny, innermost planet

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