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Don't miss Mercury shine with the crescent moon in tonight's sky!
By Elizabeth Howell published
The moon will point the way to the usually elusive Mercury tonight (May 2).

Elusive planet Mercury will shine after sunset in the April 2022 evening sky
By Joe Rao published
Mercury will join the evening sky of April after sunset starting on April 16. Here's how to see it.

The sun has blasted Mercury with a plasma wave
By Ben Turner published
The wave likely scoured the surface of the weakly magnetic planet.

Look up to spot the tricky planet Mercury at its 'greatest elongation' from the sun tonight
By Elizabeth Howell published
The planet Mercury, typically hard to spot for skywatchers, will be at its greatest distance from the sun in our sky Friday (Jan. 7).

How to spot the 'elusive' planet Mercury in the night sky this month
By Joe Rao published
For the next two and a half weeks, early-morning skywatchers will have an excellent opportunity to spot the so-called "elusive planet" — Mercury.

First close-up pictures of Mercury from BepiColombo hint at answers to the planet's secrets
By David Rothery published
The BepiColombo spacecraft – a joint project by the European and Japanese space agencies – swung by its destination planet Mercury in the early hours of Oct. 2.

Fly by Mercury with this stunning new video from the BepiColombo spacecraft
By Tereza Pultarova last updated
The European and Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft made the closest ever measurements of the magnetic field of Mercury above the planet's southern hemisphere as it zoomed past.

Mercury looks stunning in this 1st flyby photo from Europe and Japan's BepiColombo mission
By Tariq Malik published
The BepiColombo mission captured its first up-close look at the planet Mercury in a flyby, revealing a rocky world covered with craters.
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