THE recent radar measurements of Mercury indicate that the period of rotation of the planet is 59 ± 5 days1. This result is in complete disagreement with the previously quoted value of 88 days ...

The planet Mercury may be hot, but it appears to be cooling down. That's the conclusion of a new study that looked for the kinds of features on Mercury that can form as the surfaces of planets ...

Mercury is the planet of communication, the mind, the mouth, connection, expression, media, technology, travel, and commerce.

Mercury's eccentric orbit and wide-ranging temperatures make it a world of extremes. Explore facts about our solar system's fastest and often elusive planet.

Throughout history, humans have looked to the sky and associated the motions of the planets with certain deities and their characteristics, and Mercury is no different. This small planet ...

This is a period when the planet Mercury enters retrograde motion and appears to move backward in the sky — although it isn't actually moving backward.

EARTH is set to have three unexpectedly shorter than average days in the coming weeks – and it’s taken scientists by surprise ...

Mercury in retrograde marks the time during which the rotation of the planet appears to spin backward, though it does not actually move backward in its orbit.

For Uranus -- our solar system's icy, seventh planet from the sun -- views on June 3 will only be visible from "very dark, non-light polluted skies," according to Rao. Similarly to Mercury and ...

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, with its average distance about 36 million miles (58 million km).

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and ...

On Mercury, temperatures range from 430 degrees Celsius in the day to minus 170 degrees Celsius at night – the greatest difference of any planet in the Solar System. Recent research has revealed that ...