MESSENGER

MESSENGER was a NASA spacecraft designed to orbit Mercury, the innermost planet in our solar system, to study its surface and search for evidence of water ice.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news because it was launched on this day in 2004.

Latest on MESSENGER

• On this day in space! Aug. 3, 2004: NASA launches MESSENGER spacecraft to orbit Mercury
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• MESSENGER spacecraft aimed to orbit Mercury for the first time to hunt for clues of water on the tiny, innermost planet
• NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft aimed to orbit Mercury

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