Despite being the closest planet to Earth, and all other planets in the Solar System, in fact, Mercury gets little in the way of attention. It only has itself to blame, being an inhospitable ...

Stargazers can see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in the sky at the same time. ... Sky & Telescope created this handy diagram showing each planet's approximate location in the morning sky.

Skywatchers, get set. All five naked-eye planets — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter — are appearing together in the pre-dawn sky for the first time in a decade. You need only clear ...

Get ready skywatchers, another astronomical event will take place on June 3. A planetary alignment, or a "planet parade" according to the internet, where we'll see six planets – Jupiter, Mercury ...

On March 18, 2011, the MESSENGER spacecraft entered orbit around Mercury to become that planet's first orbiter. The spacecraft's instruments are making a complete reconnaissance of the planet's ...

The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram allows astronomers to map out the complete life history of a star. Learn all about this famous diagram in the fifth episode of "We Don't Planet." ...

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, whipping around our star every 88 days compared to Earth’s 365.25 days. ... Diagram of the dates in 2023 that each planet ...

New simulations suggest that a 9-mile-thick layer of solid diamonds may lurk deep below the surface of Mercury. The gems almost certainly can't be mined for bling — but they may help solve some ...