According to NASA, the planetary phenomenon will be clearest about 45 minutes before sunrise, low in the eastern sky and appearing near the moon. Venus and Saturn will be the easiest to spot — but for ...

The solar system is composed of the sun, eight major planets, five dwarf planets, over a hundred moons, and countless comets ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A NASA spacecraft has confirmed there's ice at Mercury's north pole. Scientists announced Thursday that the orbiting probe, Messenger, has found evidence of frozen water, even ...

Yesterday at 4:40AM east time, Nasa’s Messenger (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging spacecraft) flew by just 125 miles over the surface of Mercury, the closest planet to the ...

Skywatchers will witness a rare event as the Moon, Mars, and Mercury appear close together in the twilight sky this October.

Look up in Michigan's night sky later this month to catch a rare seven-planet parade. The planets will appear to line up in the sky as they orbit the sun, known as a planetary alignment or planet ...

Alongside a crescent moon, Mercury, Venus and Saturn will become visible to stargazers just before dawn on Friday morning. According to NASA, the planetary phenomenon will be clearest about 45 minutes ...