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'Planet parade' ends with a rare conjunction of Venus and Mercury at sunset. Here's how to watch. - MSNMercury, which orbits the sun every 88 days, reaches its highest altitude in the evening sky on March 8. Although Mercury has been rising as Venus sinks, both will now disappear from the evening sky.
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See Mercury at greatest elongation, its farthest from the sun in the evening sky this weekMercury reaches its point of greatest eastern elongation on Friday (July 4), presenting an excellent opportunity to spot the ...
Mars shines in the evening, and is joined briefly by Mercury. Jupiter joins Venus as the month goes on. And all month, look ...
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 ...
Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...
Astronomy on MSN7d
The Sky This Week from June 27 to July 4: Mercury buzzes the BeehiveFriday, July 4 Mercury reaches its greatest eastern elongation from the Sun, standing 26° from our star at 1 A.M. EDT. We’ll ...
Travel + Leisure on MSN4d
July Has 9 Major Astronomical Events Including Meteor Showers and a Planet Parade—and the First Starts TonightWatch the waning gibbous moon, Saturn, and Neptune meet in the night sky around midnight on July 16. The trio will travel ...
Mercury is closer to the sun even than Venus, but is far smaller in physical size and also less reflective—Mercury’s surface is mostly dark volcanic rock, while Venus is enshrouded in clouds ...
The sun’s current activity, solar flares, and sunspots may be tied to its age. Image source: NSO/AURA/NSF. Because of the Earth’s size, some say it won’t be completely devoured, as Mercury ...
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