<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Mercury ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/planets/mercury Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Why is mercury a liquid? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/why-is-mercury-a-liquid BzzsMPeMDcXLaK6uCYca6D Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ See a rare conjunction of Mercury and Venus late tonight ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/planets/how-to-see-a-rare-conjunction-of-mercury-and-venus-this-month nPvyx744SE7oSroBLfjosX Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:40:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ The final 'planet parade' of 2025 rises Sunday. Here's how to see the full 6-planet show. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/planets/the-final-planet-parade-of-2025-rises-sunday-heres-how-to-see-the-full-6-planet-show G3aWXib3RhbbFtropxsLF6 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 23:20:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mercury's 'missing' meteorites may have finally been found on Earth ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mercury/mercurys-missing-meteorites-may-have-finally-been-found-on-earth wZWjyu5EYooNBncdjTeXd3 Sun, 06 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:11:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Two stunning conjunctions will light up the night sky this month. Here's how to see Mars and Mercury 'kiss' the moon ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/two-stunning-conjunctions-will-light-up-the-night-sky-this-month-heres-how-to-see-mars-and-mercury-kiss-the-moon fEZx6bf3YeiriDc8fzLSZd Fri, 06 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 22:37:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Do other planets have seasons? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/do-other-planets-have-seasons d3tiQjK3cryt8WvgeboEL8 Mon, 05 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Mon, 05 May 2025 23:40:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Astronomers discover doomed planet shedding a Mount Everest's worth of material every orbit, leaving behind a comet-like tail ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/astronomers-discover-doomed-planet-shedding-a-mount-everests-worth-of-material-every-orbit-leaving-behind-a-comet-like-tail Wgr7JLpMpwLmxxQG4jjKCR Sat, 26 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mercury is weird because of a 'hit-and-run' incident in its youth ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mercury/mercury-is-weird-because-of-a-hit-and-run-incident-in-its-youth HGzytojFov9MgmmABBv25b Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:26:40 +0000 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:22:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ 2,200-year-old grave in China contains 'Red Princess of the Silk Road' whose teeth were painted with a toxic substance ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/2-200-year-old-grave-in-china-contains-red-princess-of-the-silk-road-whose-teeth-were-painted-with-a-toxic-substance RvbPupy84R3Y2kbovr4GFn Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:29:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Planet parade' ends with a rare conjunction of Venus and Mercury at sunset. Here's how to watch. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/planets/planet-parade-ends-with-a-rare-conjunction-of-venus-and-mercury-at-sunset-heres-how-to-watch i7i7BNt8phNMC75EgHSUKJ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 12:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Planet parade' photo captures 7 planets in a line over Earth — possibly for the 1st time ever ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/planet-parade-photo-captures-7-planets-in-a-line-over-earth-possibly-for-the-1st-time-ever P6urcLjPJnRgMYaisV3QT3 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:48:19 +0000 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 23:49:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Planet parade' 2025: See the ultra-rare planetary alignment peak this week, before Saturn gets swallowed by the sunset ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/planet-parade-2025-see-the-ultra-rare-planetary-alignment-peak-this-week-before-saturn-gets-swallowed-by-the-sunset vXcbfyrUgjauhpeh7juP83 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 17:02:51 +0000 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 09:33:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ See Mercury's frigid north pole in extraordinary new images from the BepiColombo spacecraft ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mercury/see-mercurys-frigid-north-pole-in-extraordinary-new-images-from-the-bepicolombo-spacecraft LWvWwPKCQmSCZe3aSKEWag Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:30:00 +0000 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:07:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ 9-mile-thick layer of solid diamonds may lurk beneath Mercury's surface, study hints ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mercury/9-miles-of-solid-diamonds-may-lurk-beneath-mercurys-surface-new-study-finds NogoAkiWEJJHHFMafxXiRe Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stunning 'parade of planets' image shows 6 worlds aligned over Earth ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/planets/stunning-parade-of-planets-image-shows-6-worlds-aligned-over-earth bfHmGpd3VygYM79T2SHz6V Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:52:05 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ A 'parade of planets' is coming on June 3. Here's what you can actually expect to see. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/no-a-planetary-parade-will-not-be-visible-from-earth-on-june-3-heres-what-you-can-really-see G5BjPbhxJvGA6vDtsm2Hom Fri, 24 May 2024 16:44:34 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ It's the best time of year to spot Mercury. Here's how to find it. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mercury/its-the-best-time-of-year-to-spot-mercury-heres-how-to-find-it G3TCvPsqpcNmYbEvQPk6fQ Fri, 03 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Have all 8 planets ever aligned? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/planets/have-all-8-planets-ever-aligned haU4vKxWBePCoKqJHwBy3c Sun, 17 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mercury slammed by gargantuan eruption from the sun's hidden far side, possibly triggering 'X-ray auroras' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/mercury-slammed-by-gargantuan-eruption-from-the-suns-hidden-far-side-possibly-triggering-x-ray-auroras zkFW2QgujDmmeVivkvuka6 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:05:51 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Incredibly rare' head of deity Mercury reveals previously unknown Roman settlement in UK ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/incredibly-rare-head-of-deity-mercury-reveals-previously-unknown-roman-settlement-in-uk aQSCEHvGs8EyQ4Bus3SPxE Sat, 24 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Which planet is closest to Earth? (Hint: There's more than 1 right answer.) ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/planets/which-planet-is-closest-to-earth-hint-theres-more-than-1-right-answer c24TTmH7rWnsW42npqDzPY Sun, 14 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10 out-of-this-world solar system discoveries made in 2023 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/10-out-of-this-world-solar-system-discoveries-made-in-2023 MoW3Ejd7RrXBajbPF7RTFE Fri, 22 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ How many times has Earth orbited the sun? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/planets/how-many-times-has-earth-orbited-the-sun rhrgZ7PVGpVfWaozkoieNF Sun, 10 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mercury may have a 'potentially habitable' region below its surface, salty glaciers suggest ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mercury/mercury-may-have-a-potentially-habitable-region-below-its-surface-salty-glaciers-suggest c9NeHpECMJrLdVTUNrymGm Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mercury is still shrinking after billions of years, and scientists can see its 'wrinkles' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mercury/mercury-is-still-shrinking-after-billions-of-years-and-scientists-can-see-its-wrinkles U3xQ7mGP6WkUDYGVYM8AGW Sat, 07 Oct 2023 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mercury reaches its highest point in the sky this weekend. Here's how to see it. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mercury/mercury-reaches-its-highest-point-in-the-sky-this-weekend-heres-how-to-see-it Mxj5nDkBJWtqvjr7SjZgAF Thu, 21 Sep 2023 19:59:24 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to see the moon in conjunction with 5 planets this month ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/the-moon/how-to-see-the-moon-in-conjunction-with-5-planets-this-month e9LDBSKasQURBkmU47Ma73 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists discover secret 'symmetries' that protect Earth from the chaos of space ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/scientists-discover-secret-symmetries-that-protect-earth-from-the-chaos-of-space zth36b83rKKrcpqcBTJdVC Tue, 09 May 2023 21:15:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ See Mercury's giant, comet-like tail in stunning new image as it passes close to the sun ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mercury/see-mercurys-giant-comet-like-tail-in-stunning-new-image-as-it-passes-close-to-the-sun RnqMVk7wAFyCqcQAmdvuzL Fri, 21 Apr 2023 13:47:41 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ 5 planets and a crescent moon are about to line up in the night sky. Here's how to watch. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/5-planets-and-a-crescent-moon-are-about-to-line-up-in-the-night-sky-heres-how-to-watch FtjXTE3vyWLp78uf2Yvm9i Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Superhot blob of gas discovered orbiting Milky Way's black hole at 'mind-blowing' velocity ]]> https://www.livescience.com/superfast-hot-blob-gas-sagittarius-a Hk2We5cd9Lwh2HmmGWGCJY Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:34:55 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:42:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ This is the best time to spot a rare alignment of five planets. Here's how to watch it. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/2022-peak-planetary-alignment G8e69C3FSgYReFYYeeQGTV Thu, 23 Jun 2022 09:00:02 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ The best-ever view of an epic 5-planet alignment is happening this week ]]> https://www.livescience.com/5-planet-alignment-moon ytv52992hTufEcaprJZPW9 Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:03:45 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ 5 planets are lining up in the night sky this month ]]> https://www.livescience.com/2022-planetary-alignment TsFaPPU9SGfw5ikzSeXNnY Tue, 07 Jun 2022 17:16:51 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mercury: Facts about the smallest planet ]]> https://www.livescience.com/mercury-planet esYtKGwifYEz4FFzrVw5qg Sun, 15 May 2022 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ 4 planets line up like ducks in a row in gorgeous night-sky image ]]> https://www.livescience.com/four-planet-moon-alignment f5i6oecuaD6dGsyHAUbRsB Tue, 26 Apr 2022 19:29:52 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ The planets are prepping for an epic alignment. Here's how to see it shape up. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planetary-alignment-2022 d3caxDHBPsgCMtDHvLMeHZ Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:50:18 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:51:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Earliest evidence of mercury poisoning in humans found in 5,000-year-old bones ]]> https://www.livescience.com/earliest-evidence-mercury-poisoning TBAkB2kRiXRhkdUtFs6nEF Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:57:55 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:55:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Melting permafrost in the Arctic could release radioactive waste and awaken sleeping viruses ]]> https://www.livescience.com/warming-arctic-nuclear-waste-viruses 76F2g7DFgxCwzkeidb77g8 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 11:02:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:58:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fastest-orbiting asteroid in solar system discovered ]]> https://www.livescience.com/solar-system-fastest-orbiting-asteroid-2021-ph27.html dJzTmGH2qcraQ5uFXZMmmC Tue, 24 Aug 2021 11:00:02 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Mercury 13' pilot Wally Funk will carry 60 years of history to space on Blue Origin flight ]]> https://www.livescience.com/wally-funk-mercury-13-astronaut-history.html uezLE22sESniFzJAEFTaBg Tue, 20 Jul 2021 04:01:31 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:31:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Rivers of gold' rush through the Peruvian Amazon in stunning NASA photo ]]> https://www.livescience.com/nasa-peru-amazon-gold-pits-photo.html J2jpUU77EXWgoiN8MAa95Q Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:50:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to watch the rare 'triple conjunction' of Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn this Sunday ]]> https://www.livescience.com/triple-conjunction-mercury-jupiter-saturn.html ynAT8n7bnsMgBZfDa2VEab Sat, 09 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:35:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mercury probe snaps stunning photos of our planet during Earth flyby ]]> https://www.livescience.com/mercury-prob-stunning-earth-flyby-photos.html jmBE2dJxXE2Z2jUjzz9Sin Fri, 10 Apr 2020 19:27:37 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Weird! Mercury's scorching temps may actually lead to ice. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/mercury-scorching-heat-leads-to-ice.html Zbh63vjhmAsPoTPfdZaDUC Wed, 18 Mar 2020 13:46:58 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rare Mercury Transit, the Last Until 2032, Thrills Skywatchers Around the World ]]> https://www.livescience.com/mercury-transit-2019-thrills-skywatchers.html M9v4pzLGEZAjF87WmQftYG Mon, 11 Nov 2019 20:41:19 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Monday, Mercury Makes Rare Appearance with a Trek Across the Sun. Here's How to Watch It. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/watch-mercury-transit.html kUb3qhhGUNBtjQpKrGfEHe Sun, 10 Nov 2019 13:37:24 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mercury Transit on Monday: The Gear You Need to Watch It Safely ]]> https://www.livescience.com/mercury-transit-gear-how-to-watch-safely.html MrcfwMjWMpFyXzzk2GZ5wU Fri, 08 Nov 2019 12:52:34 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ A Tainted Skin Cream Gave a Woman Mercury Poisoning. She's Now Semi-Comatose. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/mercury-poisoning-skin-cream-mexico.html Xbr4hiF5ozZB4zS9cS6o6X Thu, 12 Sep 2019 19:46:48 +0000 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 15:31:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ How This Huge, Superfast Asteroid Stayed Hidden in Near-Earth Orbit ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65903-rare-giant-asteroid-found-close-orbit.html fGvW6SmtRQNexRQC4aZHhR Wed, 10 Jul 2019 10:43:54 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:09 +0000