Mercury is small, but full of surprises. Discover its frozen poles, strange craters, and active magnetic field in this deep dive into the closest planet to the Sun.

Astronomers are investigating a potential hidden planet, dubbed Planet Y, far beyond Neptune. Its gravitational pull is ...

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I woke up feeling sad this morning. The reason? Mercury just stationed direct. That’s not the typical response, I know. Most people breathe a sigh of relief when Mercury retrograde ends — no more tech ...

Alongside a crescent moon, Mercury, Venus and Saturn will become visible to stargazers just before dawn on Friday morning. According to NASA, the planetary phenomenon will be clearest about 45 minutes ...

This quiz will explore the facts, the fun and the fascinating quirks of our solar system's speedster. Mercury may be small, but it's mighty, zipping around the sun faster than any other planet. And ...

On August 10, six planets—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will line up in an arc in the night sky. Four of these planets—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn—can be seen with the ...