When we hear the phrase Mercury retrograde, we can’t help but fear the worst. The astrological event, which occurs about three to four times a year, has become the ultimate scapegoat for everything ...

Mercury reaches its point of greatest eastern elongation on Friday (July 4), presenting an excellent opportunity to spot the ...

The record-high temperature of 46C was reported in the town of El Granado in southern Spain on Saturday, according to Spain ...

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.

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

Mercury moves super fast around the Sun, finishing its year in just 88 Earth days. The planet has crazy temperature swings, ...

From a bar in the clouds to finding more water from the Moon, outer space is constantly surprising us. A vast universe Think ...

Stargazers can spot Mercury next to a crescent moon on June 26-27. Look west-northwest 45 minutes post-sunset for this rare ...

At Flinders University, scientists have cracked a cleaner and greener way to extract gold—not just from ore, but also from ...

Since the 1960s, humans have set out to discover what Mars can teach us about how planets grow and evolve, and whether it has ever hosted alien life. So far, only uncrewed spacecraft have made the ...

Mercury doesn't give up its secrets easily. The smallest planet in our solar system is also one of the most extreme—a sun-scorched, metal-rich world with a puzzling magnetic field and lavas ...

1 Introduction Mercury is an airless body that possesses a tenuous, collisionless atmosphere formed via different weathering mechanisms. This leaves its surface vulnerable to photons, solar wind ions, ...