Jupiter may be the easiest planet to find. It will be positioned overhead early in the evening this week. Only the moon and Venus are brighter than Jupiter. Venus is the brightest ...

Mercury is visible just below Venus for the first week and a half of March. March is the best time to view Mercury, a planet that is typically difficult to see with the naked eye. The planet will be ...

Mercury has the shortest and fastest orbit around the Sun and experiences dramatic temperature changes as it rotates. It is a world of extremes. Explore facts about our solar system's fastest planet.

All Articles for Mercury (Planet) Mercury – named after the Roman god Mercury, the messenger to the gods – is the smallest and closest to the Sun of the eight planets in the Solar System, with ...