Don't miss Mercury shine with the crescent moon in tonight's sky! By Elizabeth Howell published 2 May 22 The moon will point the way to the usually elusive Mercury tonight (May 2).
The brightest planets in May's night sky: How and when to see them By Joe Rao published 1 May 22 Our May night sky viewing guide tells you which planets are visible in May's night sky and how you can see them.
Elusive planet Mercury will shine after sunset in the April 2022 evening sky By Joe Rao published 16 April 22 Mercury will join the evening sky of April after sunset starting on April 16. Here's how to see it.
The sun has blasted Mercury with a plasma wave By Ben Turner published 16 April 22 The wave likely scoured the surface of the weakly magnetic planet.
Mercury: The smallest and closest planet to the sun By Charles Q. Choi, Scott Dutfield published 31 March 22 Reference Planet Mercury is the sun's nearest planetary neighbor. It has short years, long days, huge surface temperature fluctuations and really weird sunsets.
The moon meets up with Mercury and Saturn early Monday morning By Elizabeth Howell published 27 February 22 You may be able to watch the moon cluster up with ringed Saturn and fleeting Mercury on Monday (Feb. 28), but it will be a considerable challenge.
Look up to spot the tricky planet Mercury at its 'greatest elongation' from the sun tonight By Elizabeth Howell published 7 January 22 The planet Mercury, typically hard to spot for skywatchers, will be at its greatest distance from the sun in our sky Friday (Jan. 7).
How to spot the 'elusive' planet Mercury in the night sky this month By Joe Rao published 23 October 21 For the next two and a half weeks, early-morning skywatchers will have an excellent opportunity to spot the so-called "elusive planet" — Mercury.
First close-up pictures of Mercury from BepiColombo hint at answers to the planet's secrets By David Rothery published 10 October 21 The BepiColombo spacecraft – a joint project by the European and Japanese space agencies – swung by its destination planet Mercury in the early hours of Oct. 2.
Fly by Mercury with this stunning new video from the BepiColombo spacecraft By Tereza Pultarova published 5 October 21 The European and Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft made the closest ever measurements of the magnetic field of Mercury above the planet's southern hemisphere as it zoomed past.
Mercury looks stunning in this 1st flyby photo from Europe and Japan's BepiColombo mission By Tariq Malik published 2 October 21 The BepiColombo mission captured its first up-close look at the planet Mercury in a flyby, revealing a rocky world covered with craters.
Mercury flyby tonight: Europe's BepiColombo spacecraft to attempt its 1st swing past the planet By Tereza Pultarova published 1 October 21 The Mercury-bound probe BepiColombo will take its first look at its target planet tonight from an incredibly close distance of only 124 miles (200 kilometers).
Spot the elusive planet Mercury at its 'greatest elongation' from the sun this evening By Hanneke Weitering published 13 September 21 Mercury, Venus and the first-quarter moon — along with the stars Spica and Arcturus — will appear to form a straight line in the evening sky on Sept. 13, 2021.
Mercury snuggles up to the crescent moon tonight By Hanneke Weitering published 8 September 21 The tiny planet Mercury will make a close approach to the crescent moon in the evening sky tonight (Sept. 8).
How to see Venus shine with bright star Spica tonight and maybe spot Mercury, too By Tariq Malik published 5 September 21 Venus and the bright star Spica will shine in the evening sky tonight (Sept. 5). Mercury is visible, too.
The five most impressive geological structures in the solar system By David Rothery published 25 August 21 When we talk about amazing geological features, we often limit ourselves to those on Earth.
Watch the BepiColombo probe zoom by Venus on its way to Mercury in this new video By Tereza Pultarova published 12 August 21 The European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft headed to Mercury can be seen flying low above the atmosphere of Venus in a new video released by the European Space Agency (ESA) on Thursday (Aug. 12).
Mercury-bound spacecraft snaps selfie with Venus in close flyby (photo) By Tereza Pultarova published 11 August 21 Mercury-bound spacecraft BepiColombo has zoomed past Venus at a distance of only 340 miles, taking a bunch of selfies and a lot of scientific measurements of the planet’s atmosphere.
Mercury and Venus will be at their closest until 2033 tonight, but may be hard to spot By Elizabeth Howell published 28 May 21 Venus and Mercury will meet in the evening sky Friday (May 28) for their closest encounter until Nov. 5, 2033.
Photos: Freedom 7, America's 1st Human Spaceflight By Space.com Staff published 5 May 21 Alan B. Shepard, Jr., made the first U.S. manned spaceflight on May 5, 1961.