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 cou ...

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Pluto and its largest moon Charon could have come together via a 10-hour “kiss-and-capture” encounter after a grazing ...

MARS, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Venus are set to align in the sky next week in a six-strong ‘planetary parade’. All the planets in our solar system, except Mercury and ...

Mercury will enter the pragmatic and ambitious sign of Capricorn, where it will remain until Jan. 27, 2025. Here's what ...

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For most of January, four of the eight planets in our solar system (sorry, Pluto) will be visible if the sky is clear enough ...