As the orbit of Mercury around the Sun is tilted compared with the orbit of the Earth around the Sun, the planet normally appears to pass above or below our nearest star. A transit can only take ...

Mercury retrograde is a fascinating natural phenomenon that can open your eyes to the inner workings of the solar system.

Mercury is a little-known, still mysterious world. But one thing is certain. Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, can't ...

Mercury goes retrograde from Nov. 25 until Dec. 15, with no shortage of passed-down mythologies and theories.

In astronomy, what does retrograde mean? And what connection does it have to astrology? We explain how planets move across ...

This year’s final Mercury retrograde phase begins Nov. 25 and runs until Dec. 15, carrying on a variety of passed-down traditions. Some may call these superstitions, while modern energy professionals ...

The truth, however, is way more interesting. It's not exactly rare. That’s because Mercury orbits the sun every 88 days. An inner planet to Earth—so closer to the sun—it completes just over ...

ESA's Solar Orbiter captured views of the planet Mercury passing in front of the Sun. Multiple instruments aboard the spacecraft captured the imagery. Credit: Space.com | footage & orbit animation ...

Mercury, though very small, has a magnetic field that creates a protective “bubble” around the planet: the magnetosphere. This field is about 100 times weaker than Earth's but interacts intensely with ...