The planets will be aligned on Monday for a rare astronomical event known as the transit of Mercury, and skywatching fans are sure to see it even if the skies… Read More
A mission to the planet Mercury got off to a flashy start with tonight’s launch of an Ariane 5 heavy-lift rocket, but there’s a long way to go before the… Read More
For the first time in a decade, we Earthlings can watch the planet Mercury’s black speck pass across the sun today – even in Seattle, where the skies are partly… Read More
Talk about making an exit. NASA’s Messenger spacecraft, which they launched in 2004 to orbit and study Mercury, is going out of commission next week. Out of fuel, the spacecraft,… Read More