Look low on the southwestern horizon at sunset on Nov. 12 for a chance to see swift Mercury close to the red light of Mars in ...

The Perseid meteor shower kicks off Thursday, July 17, but that isn't the only thing to watch for; the Mercury Retrograde in Leo starts on the same day. Here's what it means and what to know. Three to ...

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 ...

Astronomy magazine highlights an upcoming favorable viewing opportunity for the planet Mercury. Mercury's observation is infrequent due to its proximity to the Sun and resulting low altitude in the ...

Amid zooming fireballs in the sky from the three active meteor showers, including Perseid, and the new moon rising in Leo on July 24th, there is more to watch; Mercury is in retrograde right now. Here ...

Mercury is still shrinking as it cools in the aftermath of its formation; new research narrows down estimates of just how much it has contracted. What do many baked goods and the planet Mercury have ...

Researchers suspect that two meteorites found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 may originally have come from Mercury, which would make them the first identified fragments of the solar system’s innermost ...