ESA's Solar Orbiter captured views of the planet Mercury passing in front of the Sun. Multiple instruments aboard the ...
In the early hours ofNovember 25, 2025, stargazers will have the rare opportunity to witness two of our solar system’s ...
Mercury will be in retrograde until Dec. 15, the last of four times it appears to move backward in the sky this year. For at least a portion of 2024, nearly every planet in our solar system has been ...
Tonight, Mercury reaches greatest elongation, meaning it will stand apart from the Sun at the largest angle as seen from Earth. This leaves it readily visible in the sky after the Sun has set, and ...
Mercury is a planet of extremes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The planet is named after the Roman deity Mercury, the speedy ...
Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, was getting photographed Friday by a spacecraft. The BepiColombo mission made its first flyby of Mercury around 7:34 p.m. ET on Friday as it was ...