Here's the bad news: the inner solar system is unstable. Jupiter's gravity may send Mercury careening into the Earth. But don't start panicking yet.
By: Ken Croswell April 24, 2008
New calculations show that rocks blasted off the surface of the innermost planet will have an easier time reaching Earth than previously thought.
By: Ken Croswell February 15, 2008
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