In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, the Retro and Posigrade Package for the Mercury spacecraft is fitted on Sept. 16, 1960. This was used to de-orbit the spacecraft at the end of ...

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

It ain’t over ’til it’s over, folks, and never is that sentiment more apt than in the case of Mercury retrograde. While the wily planet of communication and exchange stations direct on Aug. 28, we ...