Watch Mercury move across the sun online — or in the sky, if you’re lucky and careful The planets will be aligned on Monday for a rare astronomical event known as the transit of Mercury, and skywatching… Read More
Bye-bye, BepiColombo: Rocket’s red glare kicks off a marathon mission to Mercury A mission to the planet Mercury got off to a flashy start with tonight’s launch of an Ariane 5 heavy-lift… Read More
Transit of Mercury: How you can watch an astronomical rarity despite the clouds For the first time in a decade, we Earthlings can watch the planet Mercury’s black speck pass across the sun… Read More
NASA’s Messenger spacecraft to go out in a blaze of glory by crashing into Mercury Talk about making an exit. NASA’s Messenger spacecraft, which they launched in 2004 to orbit and study Mercury, is going… Read More
