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Mercury
Every Onpode episode on Mercury.
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Mercury has radiation belts after all — they form and vanish with solar wind, reshaping mission planningMercury does have radiation belts, but they are temporary: a July 2026 Nature Astronomy study by Jiutong Zhao (University of Michigan) found belts present ~50% of the time near aphelion and only ~20% near perihelion, where solar wind pressure up to 30× Earth's collapses Mercury's weak magnetosphere entirely.
Brittney Griner just lost her No. 1 spot in Phoenix Mercury history — here's who topped herOn July 20, DeWanna Bonner surpassed Brittney Griner as the Phoenix Mercury's all-time rebounding leader by exactly two rebounds — 2,324 to 2,322 — doing it from the Connecticut Sun's bench as an opponent. Griner still holds Phoenix's all-time blocks record (812) and ranks second in scoring (5,572 points), behind only Diana Taurasi.
Phoenix Mercury aims to deepen LA Sparks' slide heading into All-Star breakThe LA Sparks enter their July 22 game against the Phoenix Mercury on a four-game losing streak, with Kelsey Plum — the WNBA's second-leading scorer — sidelined. Phoenix is 9-18 and ranked 13th. The Sparks have already beaten the Mercury twice in 2026, making this a structural test, not a matchup problem.