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Mercury Online

Space News & Opinion

September 15, 2020
byLiz Kruesi

Astronomers have found signs of a molecule in the atmosphere of Venus, one that, on Earth, only microbes can create in large amounts.

September 3, 2020
byClifford Cunningham

The medieval conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter was blamed for a plethora of events, including the greatest catastrophe to befall Europe.

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