I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the weekend (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

Mercury, the first planet from the sun, is about to stand out among the stars this week. But this brightness is not expected ...

Although most of these planets have been visible in the night sky since January, Mercury will be joining the procession for just a few days, before Saturn gets lost in the sunset's glare in early ...

The two innermost planets, Venus and Mercury, will shine together low in the western sky at sunset on March 10. Here's how to ...

From March 5 through March 10, Mercury will set at, or shortly after the end of evening twilight, more than 1 hour 30 minutes after sunset for mid-northern latitudes. Mercury is popularly known as ...

March brings thrilling celestial events, including a rare chance to spot Mercury, a stunning total lunar eclipse, and ...

Mercury and Saturn are expected to pass each other in the western sky after sunset, according to The Planetary Society, a nonprofit focused on astronomy and space exploration founded by scientist ...

The best time to see the planets will be shortly after sunset on Friday. Planetary parades aren't necessarily rare on their own, but the addition of Mercury and Venus makes the lineups more ...

The best time to see the planets will be just after sunset. Don't dawdle. Saturn will set about 40 minutes after the sun, the moon about an hour after the sun, and Mercury 20 minutes after that ...