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NASA: Closest planet to sun, Mercury, harbors ice

Mercury

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....

 

See Mercury and Venus reach orbit milestones

Many skywatchers go through their entire lives without ever seeing the elusive planet of Mercury. Thursday morning, Aug. 16, is one of the rare opportunities when you can catch a glimpse of  it.

 

NASA Spacecraft Circling Mercury

For the first time, Earth has a regular orbiting eye-in-the-sky spying on the solar system's smallest and strangest planet, Mercury.

 

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