Mercury will make its theatrical debut in Leo, adding a dramatic flair to our conversations and exchanges, as we are suddenly ...

Despite being covered in impact craters that could potentially send pieces of the planet into space, we have never found a ...

Mercury hovers above the horizon near a four-percent-illuminated Moon, whose darkened face may be lit by earthshine.

As the planet closest to the Sun, Mercury has it rough. Not only is it the smallest planet in our solar system, but Mercury's ...

This diagram shows the orbital distribution of extrasolar planets smaller than Jupiter that have been detected by the Kepler mission, in comparison to the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

The first machine learning-derived global-scale survey of Mercury’s hollows suggests they are young features that may be active and will continue to evolve. Close Search for: Search ...

A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies. On the evening of 28 February 2025, all seven of the other planets ...

Scientists have uncovered a potential hidden gem within Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system. Utilising data from Nasa's MESSENGER spacecraft, researchers suggest that beneath Mercury ...

As curious as it seems, Mercury’s retrograde motion is actually a highly predictable cosmic phenomenon. The planet isn’t actually moving backwards, it just looks like it to us—a sort of ...

On 3 June 2024, the world will witness a rare celestial event — a planetary alignment of six planets, which are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Of course, skywatchers are ...

Feb. 28: Seven planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. (The last time all seven planets aligned was on April 8 during the total solar eclipse).