THE planet observed on the mornings of December 7 and 9 by your correspondent “G. F. P.” (NATURE, December 15, p. 151), was probably not Mercury but Jupiter, as these bodies were near together ...

DURING the recent inferior conjunction of the planet Mercury in April, 1965, radar observations were obtained by the Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory in Puerto Rico (operated by Cornell University ...

To date, Earth has been the only planet in the Solar System known to demonstrate tectonic activity. Other planets are geologically active, but not much more than that. However, it now looks like ...

Mercury — a planet with a surface hot enough to melt lead — might once have contained ingredients needed for life. Though that’s a pretty big might. The new theory, ...

The elusive planet Mercury reaches its furthest point from the sun on Friday (Jan. 12), with this separation allowing skywatchers a rare chance to spot the tiny planet.

Because Mercury rules the mind and communication, Mercury retrograde can be a time for mental reflection. Planets experiencing retrogrades in 2023 This year, every planet in our solar system will ...

Mercury has shrunk by7 km. Most of this happened long ago, but now we have evidence that it continues. Mercury: shrinking planet is still getting smaller – new research ...

Mercury starts to panic after Venus calls him “tiny” ... Jupiter steps in with some cosmic wisdom. MrSpherical. Is Mercury NOT a Planet? Posted: June 1, 2025 | Last updated: June 1, 2025.

Our planet of the mind and the mouth, information and slander, connection and communion, stations retrograde on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 2:46 a.m. EDT at 9°35 Aries. On March 29, Mercury ...

Mercury retroshade refers to the two-week period immediately preceding retrograde and the two weeks following it. Look alive, folks!

New images of Mercury's surface have been released by the ESA, taken by the BepiColombo mission as it passed close to the planet's surface.