A single year is left in the long joruney of the two BepiColombo spacecraft as they try to reach planet Mercury for a truly ...

The Planetary Data System (PDS), which archives and distributes data from all of NASA’s planetary missions, today released data collected during MESSENGER’s thirteenth through eighteenth month in ...

Such events are called conjunctions, and they take place when, from Earth’s perspective, two objects in the sky seem to line ...

Mercury is almost in retrograde. You may have heard people lamenting the astrological phenomenon, blaming their various woes on the planet's movement. But what does it mean for Mercury to be in ...

On January 3, 2023, Solar Orbiter witnessed a transit of Mercury. The smallest and innermost planet of our solar system was in front of the Sun from the vantage point of the space mission, which is a ...

'These processes are a universal mechanism for aurora generation.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The way in which the radiant ...

Artist’s impression of the BepiColombo spacecraft with a view of Mercury in the background. Illustration: ESA/ATG medialab; Mercury: NASA/JPL For more than five years, a pair of spacecraft have been ...

Space has a knack for bending our sense of scale. The Moon feels close enough to touch—after all, we see its craters with ...

From Mercury to Pluto (and maybe even Planet Nine), here are some of 2023's most intriguing discoveries about the planets, moons and other bodies in our solar system. When you purchase through links ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Prepare for a rare astronomical treat this Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, when a remarkable planetary alignment, often referred to as a "planetary parade," will grace the evening sky ...