Latest Mercury Stories
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Several new, high-resolution images of Mercury were among the data obtained by NASA’s Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) satellite and released by the US space agency on Friday. The images, which show the crater-filled surface of our solar system’s innermost planet in “unprecedented detail,” were obtained by MESSENGER during its 13th through 18th month in orbit around Mercury. They...
From a news release by NASA, dated February 28, 2013, the Birth of a Planet was observed from Earth through the Hubble Telescope that possibly showed a proto planet being born from a star. Kansas City, MI (PRWEB) March 06, 2013 For much of this century and the previous one, scientists have proposed and theorized about the origins of planets and moons and how they formed; most of the scientific community have settled on the “Accretion” hypothesis for planet formation; which states that...
2000 Ford Taurus engines are now discounted at UsedEngines.co. This company is now providing discounts for the 3.5 and 3.0 Taurus engines used during the early 2000s to help buyers find a discounted motor online. Sacramento, California (PRWEB) March 03, 2013 Ford Taurus is known as one of the best-selling vehicles from the Ford Motor Company. This vehicle has remained in production since the 1980s and has provided consumer value continuously. Finding a replacement will now be simpler for...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Scientists analyzing data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft say that Mercury once harbored an ancient magma ocean. An MIT team of scientists say that Mercury may have had a large ocean of magma very early in its history, shortly after its formation about 4.5 billion years ago. A group of scientists analyzed X-ray fluorescence data from MESSENGER collected back in 2011. They were able to identify two distinct compositions of rocks on...
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ghana Gold Corporation; OTC (Pinksheets: GGCO) is pleased to announce that it is supporting efforts to reduce liquid mercury pollution in Ghana. The effort to reduce the deadly mercury emissions is being spearheaded by several groups in Ghana, including Ghana's Minerals Commission and a Ghanaian not-for-profit group, "Earth Advocates". Mercury emissions are extremely prevalent and a major health and environmental concern...
H-B Instrument has been providing well made, accurate thermometers, hydrometers and related products for 110 years, yet have evolved with the times by phasing out mercury thermometers and offering a mercury exchange program. Other environmentally green initiatives include the introduction of the world's only liquid-in-glass independently certified 'EnviroKleen' thermometers. Wayne, NJ (PRWEB) February 18, 2013 2013 marks the 110 year anniversary of H-B Instrument,...
[ Watch the Video: NASA Captures Planet Mercury In Color HD ] redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online NASA scientists have used thousands of images acquired by the Messenger probe during its first year in orbit around Mercury in order to create a colorful, high-resolution map of the planet, various media outlets reported on Friday. According to the Daily Mail, the images of Mercury, which appears to be brownish-gray in color when viewed from here on Earth, were taken...
A UN treaty signed in January, 2013 mandates the phase-out of amalgam fillings worldwide due to health concerns, and Dr. Daniel Strader of Dallas Designer Smiles in Dallas, TX is being recognized locally for implementing a no-amalgam policy nearly thirty years ago. Dr. Strader has recently received top reviews on third party industry review sites andhas been featured on CBS News for his knowledge about the dangers of amalgam fillings and efforts in improving the health and safety of his...
NASA Science NASA has recently discovered a very strange planet. Its days are twice as long as its years. It has a tail like a comet. It is hot enough to melt lead, yet capped by deposits of ice. And to top it all off ... it appears to be pink. The planet is Mercury. Of course, astronomers have known about Mercury for thousands of years, but since NASA's MESSENGER probe went into orbit around Mercury in 2011, researchers feel like they've been discovering the innermost planet all...
FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology Chemists at the University of Burgos (Spain) have manufactured a sheet that changes color in the presence of water contaminated with mercury. The results can be seen with the naked eye but when photographing the membrane with a mobile phone the concentration of this extremely toxic metal can be quantified. Mercury contamination is a problem that is particularly affecting developing countries. It poses a risk to public health since it...
Latest Mercury Reference Libraries
A mercury arc valve converts high-voltage or high-current alternating current into direct current. It is an electrical rectifier often used to provide power for industrial motors, electric railways, streetcars, and electric locomotives. Peter Cooper Hewitt, in 1902, invented the mercury arc rectifier. It was further developed by researchers throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Prior to solid-state devices, mercury arc rectifiers were one of the more efficient rectifiers. Silicon diode and...
Mercury (element) Mercury, also called quicksilver, is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Hg (from the Greek hydrargyrum, for watery (or liquid) silver) and atomic number 80. A heavy, silvery, transition metal, mercury is one of only two elements that are liquid at room temperature (the other is bromine). Mercury is used in thermometers, barometers and other scientific apparatuses. Mercury is mostly obtained by reduction from the mineral cinnabar. Notable...
Positional Astronomy -- Positional astronomy is the study of the positions of celestial objects. This is the oldest branch of astronomy and dates back to antiquity. Observations of celestial objects are important for religious and astrological purposes, as well as for timekeeping. Ancient structures associated with positional astronomy include: -- Chichn Itz -- The Medicine Wheel -- The Pyramids -- Stonehenge -- The Temple of the Sun The unaided human eye can...
Terrestrial Planet -- A terrestrial planet is a planet that is mostly composed of silicate rocks and may or may not have a relatively thin atmosphere. The term is derived from the Greek word for Earth, so an alternate definition would be those planets that are more Earth-like than not. Terrestrial planets are very different from gas giants, which may or may not have solid surfaces and are composed mostly of hydrogen and helium in various physical states. Only one terrestrial planet,...
The Solar System refers to the area in space that is dominated by our own Sun. It is comprised of the Sun and its associated astronomical objects that are held in its gravitational orbit. The Solar System was formed as a result of the collapse of a giant molecular cloud approximately 4.6 billion years ago. The mass of this system is located almost entirely in the Sun. Apart from the Sun, a high percentage of the remainder of the system’s mass is located in the eight solitary planets that...
