All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – ...
While the planets are technically always "aligned" along the same plane in our sky, seeing so many at once is a special ...
Mercury, the innermost planet in our solar system, is full of surprises! Join us for an in-depth look at its physical ...
The joint European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft achieved a monumental milestone on January 8, 2025, with its sixth and final flyby of Mercury. This maneuver brought the spacecraft to just 185 miles ...
Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.
According to New Scientist: “The great alignment, including Mercury, will only happen for a few evenings around 28 February, ...
Suzie Imber is a co-investigator for the BepiColombo mission, currently on its way to Mercury. She explains how it will cast ...
The seven planets will not be perfectly aligned, but will appear in an arc across the sky due to their orbital plane in the Solar System.
A spacecraft named BepiColombo is currently zipping by planet Mercury, making a very close flyby and snapping incredible high ...
showing the permanently shadowed craters at the top of our solar system's smallest, innermost planet.Cameras also captured views of neighboring volcanic plains and Mercury's largest impact crater ...