New images of the planet Mercury taken by a robotic spacecraft have just been released — and they show the scorched world in fascinating up-close detail. The European Space Agency (ESA ...

But of these planets, which is nearest to the sun? Mercury is a strange little world. There are some craters on its surface that never see sunlight. It also has the most extreme temperatures of ...

A person shines a flashlight into the night sky on Feb. 3, 2025. (Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images) Social media has been abuzz about the ongoing alignment of planets, with ...

Like a celestial parade across the cosmos, five bright planets are lighting up the night sky and visible with the naked eye ...

For this alignment, Mercury will be on the far side of the sun, according to EarthSky. And being so close to the sun, it will be difficult to see. With eight planets in our solar system ...