Pieces of Mercury may have been found on Earth, potentially allowing scientists to study the Solar System's innermost planet. While we have sent two spacecraft to Mercury – Mariner 10 and MESSENGER – ...

The Perseid meteor shower kicks off Thursday, July 17, but that isn't the only thing to watch for; the Mercury Retrograde in Leo starts on the same day. Here's what it means and what to know. Three to ...

Astronomy magazine highlights an upcoming favorable viewing opportunity for the planet Mercury. Mercury's observation is infrequent due to its proximity to the Sun and resulting low altitude in the ...

There's plenty to peak the interest of astronomy ― and astrology ― enthusiasts this month. Amid zooming fireballs in the night sky from the three active meteor showers, including Perseid, and the new ...

Researchers suspect that two meteorites found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 may originally have come from Mercury, which would make them the first identified fragments of the solar system’s innermost ...

On August 11, 2025, Mercury, our planet of the mind and mouth and the mischief that lives between, ends its retrograde. Mercury will station direct at 3:29 am ET at 4 degrees of Leo. But it ain’t time ...

Mercury is still shrinking as it cools in the aftermath of its formation; new research narrows down estimates of just how much it has contracted. What do many baked goods and the planet Mercury have ...

Amid zooming fireballs in the sky from the three active meteor showers, including Perseid, and the new moon rising in Leo on July 24th, there is more to watch; Mercury is in retrograde right now. Here ...