The affairs of the world, one quiz question a day. By J. Ramanand.
Apr 30, 2015
Q.1673
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft was launched in 2004 to study a planet, which it did so until crashing into the planet in Apr 2015. Which planet did it study, hinted by its name?
Mercury - MESSENGER stands for "MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging", and also refers to Mercury, the Roman Messenger God. More here.