Nasa: Closest Planet To Sun, Mercury, Harbors Ice

Mercury

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Just in time for Christmas, scientists have confirmed a vast amount of ice at the north pole - on Mercury, the closest planet to the sun....

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