When Mercury stations direct on November 29, it marks the end of its official backward motion, yet the story doesn’t end ...

Start out the week with a two-for-one bonus in the hindquarters of Leo the Lion. Already high in the south at sunset, the Lion is perfectly poised for evening observing. Focus in on magnitude 2.6 ...

Mercury currently appears as a bright "evening star" in the southwestern sky at sunset. Mercury will reach its greatest eastern elongation on Oct. 29, marking one of the best evenings to see the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Earthlings are in for a treat Monday as Mercury makes a relatively rare transit of the sun. The solar system’s smallest, innermost planet will resemble a black round dot as it ...

The BepiColombo spacecraft snapped a photo of the newly named Vivaldi crater as it sped by Mercury on Sept. 4, 2024. A robotic orbiter just took its first closeup pictures of Mercury's poles, passing ...

The solar system’s smallest planet makes its best morning appearance of 2011 in early September. Often obscured by the Sun, Mercury appears brightest before dawn on the 3rd, providing a great view to ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's a spectacular viewing of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn as they line up in planetary order. I n this alignment, the five naked-eye planets have been hanging out ...

Every so often we feature an observing challenge. Since the summer weather's so nice and you have a little free time after dinner, why not grab your binoculars and head out to the nearest western ...