NASA spacecraft set to smash into Mercury

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 09:00 in Astronomy & Space

NASA's Mercury-orbiting spacecraft, Messenger, is going out with a bang this week, adding a hefty crater to the little planet closest to the sun.

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