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Mercury is shrinking with age — faster than thought
NatureThursday, September 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Nature, Published online: 17 September 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02898-3 Impacts by space objects have obscured some of the evidence of the planet’s contraction over the past 4.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Nature, Published online: 17 September 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02898-3 Impacts by space objects have obscured some of the evidence of the planet’s contraction over the past 4.
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Nature, Published online: 17 September 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02898-3 Impacts by space objects have obscured some of the evidence of the planet’s contraction over the past 4.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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Nature published: Mercury is shrinking with age — faster than thought
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