Mercury Today Top Stories http://www.mercurytoday.com/ Mercury Today - Mercury News as it Happens en-us Thu, 16 May 2013 17:34:31 PST kcowing@spaceref.com mkboucher@spaceref.com Copyright 2006, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. MercuryToday.com http://images.spaceref.com/mercury.today.rss.jpg http://www.mercurytoday.com/ 101 52 Mercury Today, a service of SpaceRef Modification of the Ares-1 Mobile Launcher for Space Launch System http://www.mercurytoday.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=43998 Modification of the Ares-1 Mobile Launcher for Space Launch System Fri, 10 May 2013 17:30:57 Planetary Data System Releases MESSENGER Data from Third Mercury Solar Day http://www.mercurytoday.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=40296 Planetary Data System Releases MESSENGER Data from Third Mercury Solar Day Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:26:21 BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter Proto-Flight Mechanical and Propulsion Bus undergoes bake-out http://www.mercurytoday.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=43354 The BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter Mechanical and Propulsion Bus Proto-Flight Model (the structure with integrated heat pipes and chemical propulsion subsystem) has been baked out in the Phenix thermal vacuum facility. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:19:17 Mercury's crust likely made of magnesium-rich basalt http://www.mercurytoday.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=43249 MESSENGER is well equipped for carrying out a detailed compositional analysis of Mercury's crust, the understanding of which could help determine the nature of the planet's formation, and of its volcanic past. Tue, 29 Jan 2013 1:10:23 BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter Proto-Flight Mechanical and Propulsion Bus Arrives at ESTEC http://www.mercurytoday.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=43202 The BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter Mechanical and Propulsion Bus Proto-Flight Model has arrived at ESA's European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk Wed, 23 Jan 2013 0:09:38 Recently Named Mercury Craters Honor Blues Singer and Animation Pioneer http://www.mercurytoday.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=42975 The International Astronomical Union (IAU) recently approved a proposal from the MESSENGER Science Team to assign names to nine impact craters on Mercury. Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:07:53 BepiColombo Mercury Transfer Module Mass Properties Measurement http://www.mercurytoday.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=39591 BepiColombo Mercury Transfer Module Mass Properties Measurement Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:47:58 NASA MESSENGER Image of Mercury: Hallowed Hollows http://www.mercurytoday.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=42830 Here, hollows occur on the smooth floor and terraced walls of an unnamed crater at mid-latitudes in Mercury's northern hemisphere. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 21:38:20 Video: Time-Lapsed Animation of a Mercury Day http://www.mercurytoday.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=42822 Video: Time-Lapsed Animation of a Mercury Day Sun, 9 Dec 2012 2:12:17 UCLA researchers find evidence for water ice deposits and organic material on Mercury http://www.mercurytoday.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=39375 UCLA researchers find evidence for water ice deposits and organic material on Mercury Fri, 30 Nov 2012 0:05:46