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 ...

The elusive planet Mercury reaches its furthest point from the sun on Friday (Jan. 12), with this separation allowing skywatchers a chance to spot the tiny planet. The fact that Mercury is the closest ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a video showing a flyby of Mercury, the planet closest to our sun. The images that make up the clip were captured by ESA’s Mercury Planetary Orbiter last ...

Europe's Mercury-bound probe BepiColombo made its third close flyby of its target planet on Monday (June 19), revealing a surface riddled with craters, including one that just received a name. The ...

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 ...

On 11 April 2023, the planet Mercury will be at greatest elongation, which is the best time to look for it in the night sky. Since Mercury is the innermost planet of the solar system, it usually ...

Mercury will retrograde, or appear to be moving backward in the sky, from August 23 through September 15. It's the third of four times Mercury will be moving in retrograde this year. Mercury isn't the ...

Findings from a recently published paper by Smithsonian senior scientist Thomas R. Watters reveal that Mercury has managed to retain much more of its interior heat than previously thought. Images and ...

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