This period where Mercury is farthest from the sun, called greatest elongation, happens twice every 116 days, or about every ...

A rare August morning alignment brings Mercury, a thin crescent moon and the Beehive Cluster together in the predawn sky.

Greatest elongation is the ideal time to spot Mercury during its morning appearance. Even then, it won't climb very high. For ...

In a groundbreaking study published in AGU Advances, shed new light on the long-standing question of how much Mercury, the ...

Mercury is still shrinking as it cools in the aftermath of its formation; new research narrows down estimates of just how ...