Mercury study offers new twist on possibility of life on other planets

Scientists have suggested Mercury could support life, but it would require some flexible thinking about the form that any such organism in the exceptionally harsh environment could take. 

"This groundbreaking discovery of Mercurian glaciers extends our comprehension of the environmental parameters that could sustain life, adding a vital dimension to our exploration of astrobiology also relevant to the potential habitability of Mercury-like exoplanets," Alexis Rodriguez, research lead author and Planetary Science Institute (PSI) scientist, said regarding a recent study. 

"Our finding complements other recent research showing that Pluto has nitrogen glaciers, implying that the glaciation phenomenon ex...