Using a cutting-edge magnetic wave detection technique, a new study in Nature Communications has identified lithium in Mercury's exosphere for the first time. Mercury's exosphere is a fragile ...
The European Space Agency’s BepiColombo spacecraft will launch towards Mercury carrying a unique payload designed and built at Southwest Research Institute: an instrument called Strofio, which will ...
With its thin, atmosphere-like exosphere and a magnetic field only about 1% as strong as Earth’s, Mercury presents a striking contrast to our home planet. Yet, our understanding of our system's ...