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Study Says Mercury May Have Shrunk by as Much as 23 Kilometers

If BepiColombo’s laser altimeter confirms the finding it will change estimates of how Mercury’s iron core cooled and reshaped the planet.

Study Says Mercury Has Shrunk More Than Previously Estimated

BepiColombo Separates Transfer Module and Begins Final Approach to Mercury

Curiosity Captures Vast Sea of Polygonal Fractures on Mars

Curiosity Images Largest Honeycomb-Like Polygon Field on Mount Sharp

Juno Measures Hidden Heat Beneath Jupiter’s Moon Io

Reanalysis of Galileo Data Finds Ammonia on Europa Near Surface Fractures

Study Finds Subsurface Oceans Could Boil Inside Small Icy Moons

Discovery of Potential Ocean on Uranus' Moon Miranda Raises Hope for Extraterrestrial Life