It's icy cold on hot Mercury

Los Angeles Times: Despite their proximity to the sun, portions of the surface of Mercury appear to be covered in ice, scientists said Thursday after analyzing about 20,000 new images of the solar system's smallest planet." Jim Green, director of NASA's Planetary Science Division, told the Times: "One of the great ironies is that Mercury may have more ice at its poles than even our own moon." As Mr. Spock would say, arching an eyebrow -- fascinating.