On Oct. 29, the messenger planet slips into the truth-telling sign of Sagittarius, where our conversations seem larger than ...

Mercury will reach its greatest eastern elongation on Oct. 29, marking one of the best evenings to see the planet this fall ...

Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, is only slightly larger than Earth's moon and is pockmarked with craters. The planet is visible to the unaided eye and as such as has long been known to humans.

The planet Mercury seems like a place inhospitable to life, with surface temperatures reaching a blistering 800 degrees Fahrenheit due to its extremely close proximity to the Sun. But new research ...

The 2024 astronomical calendar is packed with events; And there's more to look forward to, despite the eclipse and auroras already having passed overhead. Nicknamed the "planet parade," a planetary ...

View of planet Mercury from space. Space, nebula and planet Mercury. This image elements furnished by NASA. A few evenings ago I found myself in a remote layby in Utah close to Canyonlands National ...

While Mercury, the wily planet of communication, doesn’t station retrograde until November 9th, we’re locked and loaded to experience a lovely little preview of its hijinks. We’re talking shadows, ...

Mercury will reach its highest point in the evening sky tonight (April 11), with the closest planet to the sun shining brightly. Mercury will climb to an altitude of 17 degrees over the western ...

A five-planet alignment will be visible in the night sky on Tuesday. Don't miss your lucky chance to see the stars -- or planets -- align. A five-planet alignment of Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus ...