Articles for tag: Mercury, PlanetaryScience, PlanetMercury, planets, SolarSystem

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Mercury: The Planet Named After a Speedy Roman God

Suhail Ahmed

It’s easy to overlook Mercury, the tiny world that skims so close to the Sun it almost disappears in the glare. Yet behind that glare is a planet that keeps springing surprises: ice where it shouldn’t exist, a magnetic field that behaves oddly, and a surface scarred by eruptions long after it should’ve gone quiet. ...

an artist's rendering of a red planet in space

Titan vs. Earth: A Tale of Two Atmospheres

Suhail Ahmed

Two worlds share one cosmic stage: one blue and breathing, the other copper and cryptic. Earth’s sky feels familiar – wet, windy, oxygen-rich – while Titan’s is a slow-motion laboratory where sunlight drips through haze and methane stands in for water. The mystery isn’t just how different these atmospheres are, but why they arrived at ...