Rutgers' research reveals the widespread presence of mercury pollution in Earth’s polar regions. In 1962, environmentalist ...

The crescent moon will be the centerpiece of April's final astronomical event as it bunches up with Venus, Saturn and Mercury ...

April’s planetary parade has fewer planets. Only four will line up: Venus, Saturn, Mercury and Neptune. April's parade of ...

NASA says observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered a surprising new twist in the study of a star believed to have engulfed a planet. The latest data suggests that instead of the ...

Four planets in the solar system are about to appear in alignment in the night sky. Here's how stargazers will be able to see ...

When does Mercury go direct? On April 7th, Mercury, our mischievous planet of the mind and mouth, ends its retrograde. Mercury will station direct at 7:07 AM ET at 26 degrees of Pisces.

Average Surface Temperatures of All Planets: There are eight planets in the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, with Pluto now categorised as a dwarf ...

The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month. The full “pink moon” rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York ...

Also in the morning sky is little Mercury, but traditionally for Northern Hemisphere observers, morning apparitions of this planet are very ... impressive skywatching images, we have ...

Here’s how it works. Last week, astronomers unveiled exciting new images of planets in the HR 8799 and 51 Eridani star systems — and it was all thanks to a creative use of the James Webb Space ...

The moon slipped between the Earth and the sun on Saturday, casting a shadow on our planet in parts of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Russia and Africa. In Photos The moon ...

Bring the Moon and planets into closer view ... April brings the Lyrid meteor shower as well as Mercury shining its brightest this month at its greatest elongation. We asked award-winning ...