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Mercury, the messenger of the gods ... which bloomed in early spring. At fullness the moon will be just one day past apogee, its farthest point from Earth in a lunar cycle, and will be the ...

It is a world of extremes. Explore facts about our solar system's fastest planet. Mercury is slightly larger than our Moon - 15,329 kilometres around its equator. Its radius, the distance from the ...

Observers can use the moon’s slender crescent to locate Mercury to its left, though the low altitude makes viewing a challenge. In Cairo, the conjunction occurs at 6:24 a.m. local time on ...

Look slightly below and to its right and you’ll see Mercury, then Jupiter, then dim Saturn. The faint Earthshine on the dark side of the Moon. (Photo by: Alan Dyer/VWPics/Universal Images ...

Here's when and how to watch the next full moon and February's rare planetary parade across Pennsylvania skies, starting with shiny and bright Venus.

A great week of Maryland star gazing will kick off tonight with the full moon rising next to Venus and a rare planetary parade this month.

Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars during the planetary parade. The next full moon is the snow moon. Catch it on Feb. 12 The next full moon will happen on Feb. 12. Known as the snow ...

February has already proven to be a snowy month for Oregon, making the name of the upcoming full moon quite fitting. Here's ...

This month, beside the snow moon, the planet Venus will shine at its brightest for the year after sunset, according to NASA. Then Mars and Jupiter will rule the nighttime skyline, with a pop-in from ...