OTD in space – April 30: MESSENGER spacecraft crashes into Mercury

On April 30, 2015, NASA's MESSENGER mission came to an end when the spacecraft intentionally crashed into the surface of ...
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NASA's Messenger probe crashes into Mercury

Don’t shoot the Messenger – it’s already crashed into Mercury. NASA’s Messenger space probe, which has been orbiting the planet for more than four years, ran out of fuel and hit the surface at 3:26:02 ...
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NASA’s Mercury mission just revealed a discovery no one saw coming

Mercury has long been cast as the solar system’s burnt-out rock, a relic too small and too close to the Sun to hold many surprises. That caricature is now collapsing. New analysis of NASA’s MESSENGER ...

Mercury's quirks revealed by NASA spacecraft

Mercury's crust contains far more sulphur than the crust of the Earth or the moon, and its magnetic field is lopsided toward the north, a NASA spacecraft has discovered. "What we are finding is that ...

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft buzzing Mars on its way to a rare metal asteroid

A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid is swinging past Mars for a gravity boost. The Psyche spacecraft will slingshot past the red planet at more than 12,000 mph Friday.

Orbiters launched on 7-year journey to sun-baked Mercury

Twin probes destined for Mercury were launched on Friday as a part of a joint mission by European and Japanese space agencies. An Ariane 5 rocket lifted the uncrewed spacecraft into orbit from French ...