Planetary magnetic fields are generated by flows in the hot, liquid iron cores of the planets. Measurements made by Mariner 10 in 1974/75 showed that Mercury also has a magnetic field. According to ...

Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, has a magnetic field that has intrigued scientists for decades. Recent observations indicate that this magnetic field is weakening, prompting ...

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Illustrative magnetic lines of force (yellow lines) for two views of Mercury. The polar region (red shading) within which the local magnetic field opens to the solar wind, and is not connected to the ...

The strange, tinkling song of Mercury's magnetic field sounding like a chime in the solar wind has been detected for the first time ever. Known as "whistler-mode chorus waves," these bizarre chirping ...

New data from MESSENGER, the spacecraft that orbited Mercury for four years before crashing into the planet a week ago, reveals Mercury's magnetic field is almost four billion years old. New data from ...

New data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, which orbited Mercury for four years before it crashed into the surface of the planet a week ago, suggests that Mercury's liquid metal core had spawned a ...