Mercury

Mercury will transit the Sun on November 11. A planetary transit happens when either Mercury or Venus appears to pass in front of the Sun as seen from…

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If you were asked to picture the most fascinating thing named Mercury, what would come to mind? Perhaps it’s Freddie Mercury, or a scene of alchemists…

Mercury, the innermost and speediest planet, can be hard to see, because it never appears very far from the brilliant Sun in our sky.But Mercury may be…

A rare cosmic event will occur on the morning of May 9, 2016. Mercury, the innermost, smallest, and speediest planet, will appear to cross the sun’s disk,…

The planet Mercury is the closest planet to our Sun. Its average distance from the Sun is only 35 million miles. Mercury has the fastest orbital speed in…

Mercury in Evening Twilight Have you ever seen the planet Mercury? When conditions are near optimal, Mercury is easy to see. However, optimal conditions…

In our Western skies, three planets are visible with the naked eye or binoculars during February evenings. They are Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury.Jupiter is…