Given it is not always common to see so many planets together in the night sky, planetary parades in alignment make for a unique event, according to NASA. Mercury has a rocky surface when ...

The planet in question is Mercury. Beginning now and running through ... and the amount of its surface illuminated by the sun will continue to decrease in the days thereafter.

New Africa - stock.adobe.com While Mercury, the wily planet of communication and exchange doesn’t station retrograde until March 15th, we get a lovely little preview of its hijinks for the next ...

The Sun, the main source of light and energy, is the brightest object in our solar system, shining on and lighting up all other celestial bodies. Jupiter, the biggest planet in our solar system, ...

WASHINGTON >> Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard’s star - one of our closest ...

Two planets, one rocky world close to the ... the former is closer to Earth than the ringed gas giant. Mercury’s rocky surface, when facing the sun, can reach highs of 800 degrees while ...

California stargazers can spot an unusual sight in the night sky in March: a total lunar eclipse with a blood-red moon. In the middle of the month, the moon will become “a crimson orb” as the moon ...