Sept 28 - Mercury's Strange Chemistry

September 28 Mercury's Strange Chemistry  by:

Mercury in false color via NASA/JHU-APL/Carnegie Institution of Washington. Good morning! Mercury's strange chemistry revealed Mercury is an odd little world, the innermost world in our solar system. New research is revealing its mysteries. Plus, the upcoming BepiColombo mission - Europe's 1st-ever mission to Mercury, and a joint mission between Europe and Japan - will help scientists understand the planet's origin and evolution. Read more. Latest images via Japanese rovers on asteroid Ryugu Japan's space agency JAXA released new images yesterday from the rovers that set down a week ago on the surface of asteroid Ryugu via the Hayabusa2 spacecraft. See the new images. Pink lagoon provides clues to possible Mars life This candy-pink lagoon in Spain is providing valuable clues about how extremophile microorganisms might exist on Mars despite the planet's harsh conditions. Read more. This lagoon in central Spain - called Laguna de Peña Hueca - has pink water. Scientists say it can provide clues to Mars life. Image via Europlanet/F. Gómez/R. Thombre.

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Next few nights … Moon in Taurus  Even in the moon's glare, you should be able to make out Aldebaran, Taurus' brightest star, as well as the tiny, misty, dipper-shaped Pleiades star cluster. Read more.

The moon phase is waning gibbous Ilija Desic caught this morning's waning gibbous moon with seagulls, from Belgrade, Serbia. Watch for the moon late night through early morning. Read more. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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