NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft set to smash into the surface of Mercury

After over a decade of planetary exploration, NASA's MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft is set to end its mission by smashing into the surface of Mercury. The collision will take place on April 30, with the probe traveling at a speed of roughly 8,750 mph (14,082 km/h). .. Continue Reading NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft set to smash into the surface of Mercury

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