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US military launches unarmed nuclear missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base

The unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
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Wild One-Minute Video Clearly Demonstrates Why Mercury Is Banned On Airplanes

"Amalgam corrosion is the combined action of Hg and moisture on susceptible materials, primarily aluminum and tin. The ...
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Mercury, The Not So Shrunken Planet

Based on my research, which include image composites of two flyby views of Mercury from the MESSENGER spacecraft, I conclude that Mercury has not cooled and shrunken as much as previously thought.
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Amazing Solar Orbiter Views Of Mercury Transiting The Sun

ESA's Solar Orbiter captured views of the planet Mercury passing in front of the Sun. Multiple instruments aboard the ...
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Planet Mercury reaches its farthest distance from the Sun in Southwestern sky

Mercury reaches its greatest eastern elongation on October 29, appearing farthest from the Sun in the southwestern sky, offering a brief window for observation after sunset.
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Meteorites in Sahara Desert may be first fragments from Mercury

CAIRO (Jared Collins/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - Researchers have discovered two meteorites in the Sahara Desert that they believe may have originated from Mercury. Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, ...
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Mercury shines farthest from the sun in the evening sky on Oct. 29

Mercury currently appears as a bright "evening star" in the southwestern sky at sunset. Mercury will reach its greatest ...