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Insane New Images of Mercury's Surface Captured on Probe's Final Flyby ScienceAlertTop three images from BepiColombo's sixth Mercury flyby European Space AgencyBepiColombo snaps Mercury's dark craters and volcanic plains New ScientistMercury: Pictures capture icy craters and sunlit plains of solar system's smallest planet Sky NewsMercury may have frozen water in craters, spacecraft flyby reveals New York Post

Michigan State basketball wallops Washington at Breslin in 88-54 rout Detroit Free PressMichigan State basketball vs. Washington tipoff: Matchup analysis and a prediction Lansing State JournalNo. 16 Michigan State humiliates Washington for 8th straight win MLive.comThursday Dots: A war with Spartans UW Dawg Pound'Blood in the water': Rattled Washington no match for up-tempo Michigan State Spartans Detroit News

SpaceX launches Starshield satellites for the NRO on Falcon 9 rocket from California Spaceflight NowSpaceX launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base planned for tonight KSBY NewsSpaceX launches 7th batch of next-gen spy satellites for US government (photos) Space.comFalcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-153 Everyday AstronautWATCH LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starshield satellites for US government Fox Business

Health warnings about alcohol give only half the story The EconomistU. S. Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol The New York TimesMost Americans think moderate drinking is fine The EconomistThe SF business seeing record sales after surgeon general's alcohol warning SFGATEDon’t take away our booze. We’ll really need it soon | Column Tampa Bay Times

Eating more peanuts, herbs, and spices can boost your gut microbiome ZME ScienceVegan vs. vegetarian vs. omnivore: Does diet type have a big impact on gut health? Medical News TodayGut microbiome signatures of vegan, vegetarian and omnivore diets and associated health outcomes across 21,561 individuals Nature.comDietary choices create distinct gut microbiomes, influencing health outcomes Medical Xpress

Rocket Lab asks NASA to open up MSR to commercial competition SpaceNewsNASA collected potential evidence of life on Mars. Now it’s pitching new plans to retrieve the cache CNNNASA to Explore Two Landing Options for Returning Samples from Mars NASAChina’s Mars mission leaves US for space dust with Nasa at least 4 years behind South China Morning PostNASA Will Let Trump Decide How to Bring Mars Rocks to Earth The New York Times