Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...

A meteor shower, a planet sighting, and a full moon. Here's how to see all of space's eye-catching activity in July.

They’re not a perfect match, but it’s way too hot on the first planet for us to hop over and confirm for ourselves.

Despite being covered in impact craters that could potentially send pieces of the planet into space, we have never found a ...

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...

The new moon occurs on June 25. A day later, Mercury reaches its highest point in the evening sky, and on June 27, the young ...

Venus moves east as July progresses and stands 3° due north of Aldebaran on the 14th, after skirting the northern regions of ...

Mercury in Leo will join forces with Neptune in Aries, forming a creative trine that sparks the imagination like never before ...

Four prominent celestial objects — the moon, a bright planet and two bright stars — will come together to form a "celestial ...

Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so ...

Mercury is the month's highlight, reaching greatest elongation July 4. Also on show in the Southern Hemisphere: Mars, Saturn, ...

Mercury will make its theatrical debut in Leo, adding a dramatic flair to our conversations and exchanges, as we are suddenly ...