Earth and Mercury are both rocky planets with iron cores, but Mercury's interior differs from Earth's in a way that explains why the planet has such a bizarre magnetic field, UCLA planetary physicists ...

Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, has a magnetic field that has intrigued scientists for decades. Recent observations indicate that this magnetic field is weakening, prompting ...

When you’re the closest planet to the Sun and a coronal mass ejection explodes in your face, you have no escape — especially when you have no magnetic field to hide behind. Unlike the terrified masses ...

As the closest planet to the sun, Mercury is scorching hot, with daytime temperatures of more than 800 degrees Fahrenheit (approximately 450 degrees Celsius). It is also the smallest rocky planet, so ...

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The strange, tinkling song of Mercury's magnetic field sounding like a chime in the solar wind has been detected for the first time ever. Known as "whistler-mode chorus waves," these bizarre chirping ...

Mercury is a tiny little planet, the smallest amongst the planets of the solar system. It's just a third of the size of the Earth, and only qualifies as a planet because of its proximity to the sun.

Earth and Mercury are both rocky planets with iron cores, but Mercury’s interior differs from Earth’s in a way that explains why the planet has such a bizarre magnetic field, UCLA planetary physicists ...

As the closest planet to the sun, Mercury is scorching hot, with daytime temperatures of more than 800 degrees Fahrenheit (approximately 450 degrees Celsius). It is also the smallest rocky planet, so ...