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Mercury Online

Space News & Opinion

The newest issue of Mercury (Vol. 51 no. 3+4) is available to members, and this double issue features recent spacecraft results, tips for hosting events relating to the upcoming solar eclipses, the intertwined history of amateur astronomy and professional astronomy, news about the long-sought star catalog from ancient observer Hipparchus, and more!

In archival spacecraft data of Venus, planetary scientists found evidence of active volcanic activity.

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