The vernal equinox occurs as Mercury stands still in Pisces and several of Jupiter’s moons transit in the sky this week.

A stunning Blood Moon March 13/14 caps off plenty of planetary action and sparkling stars in the sky this week.

March's full moon, known as the Worm Moon, will bring a stunning total lunar eclipse, turning the Moon a deep reddish hue in ...

A total eclipse of the Moon is the highlight of this month, visible across North and South America. Venus remains very bright and transitions from evening to morning late in the month. Mercury joins ...

Credit: NASA / JPL / DLR A moon of Jupiter about the size of Mercury likely has a several ... near Jupiter's Great Red Spot From left, moons Ganymede, Callisto, and Io are seen orbiting Jupiter ...

“Mercury, it has to be said ... there will be a chance to catch a glimpse of the moons of Jupiter – Io, Callisto, Ganymede and Europa. Dr Scholz said: “The real superstars of the evening ...

With a diameter of approximately 5.268 km, Ganymede is larger than the planet Mercury, making it the largest moon in the Solar System and the only known moon with a own magnetic field. Its importance ...

You can also easily view the moon and brighter planets like Mercury, Venus ... as well brighter moons like Jupiter's Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. Deep-sky objects can also be viewed with ...

Saturn’s were the first rings seen through telescopes from Earth. If you want vast ocean views, Jupiter’s biggest moon Ganymede is the place to be. The moon is larger than Mercury and would be classed ...

Interestingly, the biggest one, Ganymede, is actually larger than the planet Mercury, although not as massive, since Mercury is basically an 80 per cent iron/nickel ball with a thin covering of rocky ...