ESA's Solar Orbiter captured views of the planet Mercury passing in front of the Sun. Multiple instruments aboard the ...

Mercury has made a rare transit, where the planet passes across the face of the Sun as seen from Earth. During the transit, Mercury appeared as a dark silhouetted disc against the bright surface ...

This image of Mercury passing in front of the sun was captured on November 8, 2006, by the Solar Optical Telescope (SOT), one ...

Rather it is a matter of perspective that comes from the moving Mercury overtaking slower-moving Earth as both worlds race around the sun. The result is that Mercury appears to reverse its motion ...

As noted by National Geographic, scientists say it’s an optical illusion caused by the relative positions and speed of other planets as they orbit the sun. But the idea that Mercury controls ...

Mercury orbits the sun in 88 days and Earth in 365 days ... 15. It will occur in front of the constellation Sagittarius — another line-of-sight illusion. How planets appear to move in the ...

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.

Mercury is the first planet in our solar system, closest to the sun, so its daytime temperatures can rise to 800 degrees Fahrenheit. It has no atmosphere, so nighttime temperatures can drop as low ...