New Atlas

NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft set to smash into the surface of Mercury

After over a decade of planetary exploration, NASA's MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft is set to end its mission by smashing into the surface of ...
CBS News

NASA's Messenger probe crashes onto Mercury

NASA's hardy Messenger spacecraft, out of fuel at the end of a remarkably successful 11-year mission, ended its life with a bang Thursday, smashing into the hellish surface of Mercury at some 8,700 ...
SpaceNews

NASA’s Long-lived MESSENGER Probe Slams into Mercury

SAN FRANCISCO — NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft slammed into the surface of Mercury April 30, bringing a groundbreaking mission to a dramatic end. The $450 million MESSENGER probe crashed at 3:26 p.m. EDT ...
Chicago Sun-Times

NASA spacecraft Messenger to impact planet Mercury

Why are we asking for donations? Why are we asking for donations? This site is free thanks to our community of supporters. Voluntary donations from readers like you keep our news accessible for ...
Astronomy

NASA completes MESSENGER mission with impact on Mercury’s surface

A NASA planetary exploration mission came to a planned, but nonetheless dramatic, end Thursday when it slammed into Mercury’s surface at about 8,750 mph (3.91 km/s) and created a new crater on the ...