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.

Mercury doesn't give up its secrets easily. The smallest planet in our solar system is also one of the most extreme—a ...

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

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 ...

As the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury is exposed to the star's enormous gravitational field. And it's really stressful.

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 ...

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